Trifluoroethanol-induced conformational transitions of proteins: Insights gained from the differences between α-lactalbumin and ribonuclease A

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 625-634

  Gast, Klaus ^a   Zirwer, Dietrich ^a   Müller Frohne, Marlies ^a   Damaschun, Gregor ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Dynamic light scattering; Hydrophobic collapse; Molecular compactness; Molten globule; Protein folding; Ribonuclease A; Secondary structure; Trifluoroethanol; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; RIBONUCLEASE A; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0033055898     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.3.625     Document Type: Article

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