Thermal unfolding and refolding of β-lactoglobulin. An intrinsic and extrinsic fluorescence study

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3957-3964

  Bhattacharjee, Chaitali ^a   Das, K P ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

lactoglobulin; Extrinsic fluorescence; Intrinsic fluorescence; Milk protein; Unfolding refolding

Indexed keywords

LACTOGLOBULIN; MILK PROTEIN; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOGLOBULINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033922354     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01409.x     Document Type: Article

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