Ionisation behaviour and solution properties of the potassium-channel blocker ShK toxin

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 251, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 133-141

  Tudor, Jane E ^a   Pennington, Michael W ^b   Norton, Raymond S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Bachem Holding AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrostatic interaction; NMR; pH titration; Protein structure; ShK toxin

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL AFFECTING AGENT; SEA ANEMONE TOXIN;

ARTICLE; IONIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEA ANEMONE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032518336     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2510133.x     Document Type: Article

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