The origin of pH-dependent changes in m-values for the denaturant-induced unfolding of proteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 309, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1165-1175

  Whitten, Steven T ^a,b   Wooll, John O ^a   Razeghifard, Reza ^a   García Moreno, E Bertrand ^c   Hilser, Vincent J ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b RedStorm Scientific Inc   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Folding intermediate; m values; pH effects; pKa; Staphylococcal nuclease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; GUANIDINE; NUCLEASE; PROTEIN; UREA;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ENERGY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PH; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035933338     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4726     Document Type: Article

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