Localization and environment of tryptophans in soluble and membrane- bound states of a pore-forming toxin from Staphylococcus aureus

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1469-1479

  Raja, Srikumar M ^a,c   Rawat, Satinder S ^b   Chattopadhyay, Amitabha ^b   Lala, Anil K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; IODIDE; N BROMOSUCCINIMIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032982573     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77307-8     Document Type: Article

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