Some thermodynamic implications for the thermostability of proteins

Protein Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1187-1194

  Rees, Douglas C ^a,c   Robertson, Andrew D ^b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Protein stability; Protein volumes; Stability curve; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

HEAT; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035000257     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.180101     Document Type: Article

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