Effect of hydrostatic pressure on unfolding of α-lactalbumin: Volumetric equivalence of the molten globule and unfolded state

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2765-2772

  Kobashigawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Sakurai, Masao ^b   Nitta, Katsutoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Folding; Hydration; Hydrostatic pressure; Molten globule; Volume change; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0033405499     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.12.2765     Document Type: Article

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