pH-dependent local structure of ferricytochrome c studied by x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1473-1479

  Boffi, F ^a,f   Bonincontro, A ^a   Cinelli, S ^b   Congiu Castellano, A ^a   De Francesco, A ^c   Della Longa, S ^d   Girasole, M ^e   Onori, G ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^e INFM   (Italy)

^f NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; GLOBULAR PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SYNCHROTRON;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0035116065     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76119-X     Document Type: Article

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