A stable intermediate in the equilibrium unfolding of Escherichia coli citrate synthase

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1116-1126

  Ayed, Ayeda ^a,b   Duckworth, Harry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Citrate synthase; Folding intermediate; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032899826     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.5.1116     Document Type: Article

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