Mechanism of pressure-induced thermostabilization of proteins: Studies of glutamate dehydrogenases from the hyperthermophile Thermococcus litoralis

Protein Science

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1750-1757

  Sun, Michael M C ^a   Caillot, Raphaele ^a   Mak, Gary ^a   Robb, Frank T ^b   Clark, Douglas S ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate dehydrogenase; Mutants; Pressure; Pressure stabilization; Thermococcus litoralis; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMOCOCCUS; THERMOSTABILITY;

ENZYME STABILITY; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEAT; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PRESSURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; THERMOCOCCUS; TREHALOSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THERMOCOCCUS; THERMOCOCCUS LITORALIS;

EID: 0034853883     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.4001     Document Type: Article

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