Stability of bacteriorhodopsin α-helices and loops analyzed by single-molecule force spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 3578-3588

  Müller, Daniel J ^a,b   Kessler, Max ^c   Oesterhelt, Filipp ^c   Möller, Clemens ^a   Oesterhelt, Dieter ^d   Gaub, Hermann ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; POLYPEPTIDE; SCHIFF BASE;

ALPHA HELIX; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COVALENT BOND; FORCE; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; MUTATION; PH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPECTROSCOPY;

HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM;

EID: 0036932510     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75358-7     Document Type: Article

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