Peptide models of local and long-range interactions in the molten globule state of human α-lactalbumin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 279-291

  Demarest, Stephen J ^a   Fairman, Robert ^b   Raleigh, Daniel P ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Denatured state; Molten globule state; Peptide structure; Protein folding; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

8 ANILINO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID; ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; DISULFIDE; TRYPTOPHAN; UREA;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 0032538350     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2099     Document Type: Article

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