Apolipoprotein A-I(Milano) unfolds via an intermediate state as studied by differential scanning calorimetry and circular dichroism

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 264, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 183-190

  Suurkuusk, Malin ^a,b   Hallén, Dan ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b Thermometric AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein A I(M); Intermediate state; Molten globular state; Protein denaturation; Thermal unfolding

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TEMPERATURE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 0033567265     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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