A mechanistic analysis of the increase in the thermal stability of proteins in aqueous carboxylic acid salt solutions

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 222-233

  Kaushik, Jai K ^a,b   Bhat, Rajiv ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Carboxylic acid salts; Preferential hydration; Protein stability; Surface tension; Transition temperature

Indexed keywords

1,2,3,4 BUTANETETRACARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CITRIC ACID; CYTOCHROME C; EDETIC ACID; GLUCONIC ACID; GUANIDINE; LYSOZYME; MALONIC ACID; MYOGLOBIN; PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE A; SOLVENT; SUCCINIC ACID; TARTARIC ACID; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SURFACE TENSION; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0032924058     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.1.222     Document Type: Article

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