Presence of the cofactor speeds up folding of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans flavodoxin

Protein Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1129-1135

  Apiyo, David ^a   Wittung Stafshede, Pernilla ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Flavin mononucleotide; Flavodoxin; Intermediate; Protein folding; Stopped flow

Indexed keywords

FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVODOXIN;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DESULFOVIBRIO; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING;

DESULFOVIBRIO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVODOXIN; GUANIDINE; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS;

EID: 0036228152     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.3840102     Document Type: Article

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