Kinetic refolding of β-lactoglobulin. Studies by synchrotron X-ray scattering, and circular dichroism, absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 149-162

  Arai, Munehito ^a   Ikura, Teikichi ^a   Semisotnov, Gennady V ^b   Kihara, Hiroshi ^c   Amemiya, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kuwajima, Kunihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^c KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Folding intermediates; Molecular compaction; Protein folding; Synchrotron small angle X ray scattering; lactoglobulin

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 0032498226     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1456     Document Type: Article

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