Water contributes actively to the rapid crossing of a protein unfolding barrier

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 318, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 837-845

  Jacob, Maik H ^a   Saudan, Christophe ^b   Holtermann, Georg ^c   Martin, Andreas ^a   Perl, Dieter ^a   Merbach, André E ^b   Schmid, Franz X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activation volumes; High pressure stopped flow; Pressure jumps; Protein cooperativity; Protein folding mechanism

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN CSPB; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDROPHOBICITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0036303731     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00165-1     Document Type: Article

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