Hydrophobic photolabeling as a new method for structural characterization of molten globule and related protein folding intermediates

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1099-1103

  D'Silva, Patrick R ^a   Lala, Anil K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Bovine lactalbumin; Diazofluorene; Hydrophobic photolabeling; Molten globule state; Protein folding intermediates

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; HYDROPHOBICITY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; RADIOACTIVITY; REDUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0032899825     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.5.1099     Document Type: Article

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