The conformational equilibrium of human growth hormone

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 277, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 409-418

  Kasimova, Marina R ^a   Milstein, Sam J ^b   Freire, Ernesto ^a  

^a Dept Biol Biocalorimetry Ctr J ^*  (United States)

^b Emisphere Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Folding intermediates; Human growth hormone; Protein stability; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032571246     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1613     Document Type: Article

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