Two-phase induction of the nonnative α-helical form of β- lactoglobulin in the presence of trifluoroethanol

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 451-457

  Mendieta, Jesús ^a   Folqué, Hildegard ^a   Tauler, Romà ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DATA ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032960153     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77212-7     Document Type: Article

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