Accessing the global minimum conformation of stefin A dimer by annealing under partially denaturing conditions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 291, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1079-1089

  Jerala, Roman ^a   Zerovnik, Eva ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dimerization; Energy barrier; Metastable conformation; NMR spectroscopy; Stefin A

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DIMER; MONOMER; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; STEFIN A;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033520512     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3045     Document Type: Article

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