Probing the conformation of a human apolipoprotein C-1 by amino acid substitutions and trimethylamine-N-oxide

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2055-2064

  Gursky, Olga ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipathic helix; CD spectroscopy; Osmolyte; Plasma lipoproteins; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; APOLIPOPROTEIN C1; PEPTIDE; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTHALPY; HUMAN; MELTING POINT; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0032884397     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.10.2055     Document Type: Article

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