Extrinsic protein stabilization by the naturally occurring osmolytes β-hydroxyectoine and betaine

Extremophiles

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-198

  Knapp, Stefan ^a,c   Ladenstein, Rudolf ^a   Erwin, A Galinski ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroxyectoine; Betaine; Differential scanning calorimetry Enzyme stabilization; Osmolytes; RNase A

Indexed keywords

BETA HYDROXYECTOINE; BETAINE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MARINOCOCCUS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; RIBONUCLEASE A; THERMOSTABILITY;

AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; ANIMALS; BETAINE; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CATTLE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RIBONUCLEASE, PANCREATIC; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033180252     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920050116     Document Type: Article

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