The location of tryptophan, N-acetyltryptophan and α-Chymotrypsin in reverse micelles of AOT: A fluorescence study

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 444-450

  Andrade, Suzana M ^a   Costa, Sílvia M B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; AMPHOLYTE; ANION; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; N ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN; OCTANE; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PH; REVERSE MICELLE; SOLUBILIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINIC ACID; MICELLES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TRYPTOPHAN; WATER;

EID: 0034309739     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)072<0444:TLOTNA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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