Thermodynamic activation properties of elongation factor 2 (EF-2) proteins from psychrotolerant and thermophilic Archaea

Extremophiles

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-150

  Siddiqui, Khawar Sohail ^a   Cavicchioli, Ricardo ^a   Thomas, Torsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elongation factor 2; Protein stability; Psychrophilic; Thermal adaptation; Thermodynamics; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; METHANOCOCCOIDES BURTONII; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA THERMOPHILA;

ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; ELONGATION FACTOR 2; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; METABOLISM; METHANOSARCINA; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; COLD; DRUG STABILITY; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINACEAE; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 2; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SOLUTIONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036545550     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920100237     Document Type: Article

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