Unfolding of apomyoglobin from Aplysia limacina: The effect of salt and pH on the cooperativity of folding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 133-148

  Staniforth, Rosemary A ^a   Bigotti, Maria Giulia ^a   Cutruzzolà, Francesca ^a   Allocatelli, Carlo Travaglini ^a   Brunori, Maurizio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apomyoglobin; Cooperativity of folding; Folding intermediate; Solvent effects

Indexed keywords

MYOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPTOPHAN; UREA;

APLYSIA; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

APLYSIA; APLYSIA LIMACINA; LIMACINA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032498239     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1409     Document Type: Article

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