Fluorescence and folding properties of Tyr mutant tryptophan synthase α-subunits from Escherichia coli

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 300, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-35

  Jeong, Jae Kap ^a   Shin, Hae Ja ^b   Kim, Jong Won ^a   Lee, Choon Hwan ^a   Kim, Han Do ^a   Lim, Woon Ki ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Dongseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Folding intermediate; Protein folding; Tryptophan synthase subunit; Tyrosine fluorescence; Tyrosine mutant

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE; TYROSINE; UREA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING;

ANILINO NAPHTHALENESULFONATES; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEAT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE; TYROSINE; UREA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037224037     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(02)02769-9     Document Type: Article

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