Guanidine hydrochloride-induced reversible unfolding of sheep liver serine hydroxymethyltransferase

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-77

  Venkatesha, B ^a   Udgaonkar, Jayant B ^a   Rao, N Appaji ^a   Savithri, H S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

GdnHCl denaturation; Oligomeric proteins; PLP dependent enzymes; Reversible unfolding; Serine hydroxymethyltransferase

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; GUANIDINE;

ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; SHEEP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032931341     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02941109     Document Type: Article

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