Ion pairs and the thermotolerance of proteins from hyperthermophiles: A 'traffic rule' for hot roads

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 550-557

  Karshikoff, Andrey ^a   Ladenstein, Rudolf ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT TOLERANCE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SURFACE CHARGE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035448574     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(01)01918-1     Document Type: Review

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