Polyol-induced molten globule of cytochrome c: An evidence for stabilization by hydrophobic interaction

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1434, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-57

  Kamiyama, Tadashi ^a   Sadahide, Yosuke ^a   Nogusa, Yoshihito ^a   Gekko, Kunihiko ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adiabatic compressibility; Cytochrome c; Molten globule; Polyol effect; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; ERYTHRITOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; INOSITOL; POLYOL; SORBITOL; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HORSE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOGRAPHY;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; POLYMERS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SORBITOL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0032754813     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(99)00159-4     Document Type: Article

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