The molten globule state of a chimera of human α-lactalbumin and equine lysozyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 292, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1137-1148

  Mizuguchi, Mineyuki ^a   Masaki, Kazuo ^a   Nitta, Katsutoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chimera; Equine lysozyme; Molten globule; Protein folding; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; GUANIDINE; LYSOZYME; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORSE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0033536627     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3132     Document Type: Article

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