Trifluoroethanol stabilizes the pH 4 folding intermediate of sperm whale apomyoglobin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-57

  Luo, Yongzhang ^a   Baldwin, Robert L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apomyoglobin; Folding intermediate; Helix propensity; Stability; Trifluoroethanol

Indexed keywords

APOPROTEIN; MYOGLOBIN; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DENATURATION; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WHALE;

CETACEA; PHYSETER CATODON;

EID: 0032577374     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1774     Document Type: Article

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