Local and long-range interactions in the molten globule state: A study of chimeric proteins of bovine and human α-lactalbumin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 298, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 985-995

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

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chimera; Cooperativity; Molten globule; Protein folding; Lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; GUANIDINE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034685617     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3705     Document Type: Article

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