The effect of salts on the activity and stability of Escherichia coli and Haloferax volcanii dihydrofolate reductases

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 323, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 327-344

  Wright, Donna B ^a   Banks, Douglas D ^a   Lohman, Jeremy R ^a   Hilsenbeck, Jacqueline L ^a   Gloss, Lisa M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Enzymology; Fluorescence; Halophilic enzymes; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CESIUM CHLORIDE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; ISOENZYME; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; UREA;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENTROPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; HYDRATION; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN VARIANT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOFERAX VOLCANII;

EID: 0036408309     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00916-6     Document Type: Article

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