Energetics of solvent and ligand-induced conformational changes in α- lactalbumin

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 554-561

  Griko, Yuri V ^a   Remeta, David P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca2+ binding; Calorimetry; Denaturation; Residual structure; Thermodynamic parameters; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALORIMETRY; CATION TRANSPORT; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTHALPY; IONIC STRENGTH; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0033053602     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.3.554     Document Type: Article

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