The paradox between m values and ΔCp's for denaturation of ribonuclease T1 with disulfide bonds intact and broken

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1314-1319

  Baskakov, Ilia V ^a   Bolen, D W ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Denaturation heat capacity change; Disulfide bonds; Loop entropy; M values; Protein stability; RNase T1; Solvent accessible surface area

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE T1;

ARTICLE; DISULFIDE BOND; ENTROPY; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME STABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032992391     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.6.1314     Document Type: Article

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