Conformational and thermodynamic characterization of the molten globule state occurring during unfolding of cytochromes-c by weak salt denaturants

Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1684-1695

  Qureshi, Shabir H ^a   Moza, Beenu ^a   Yadav, Sushma ^a,b   Ahmad, Faizan ^a  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; ENTHALPY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

DENATURATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

8 ANILINO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CYTOCHROME C; LITHIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENTHALPY; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HEAT TOLERANCE; HORSE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHASE TRANSITION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISCOSITY; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; ENZYME STABILITY; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SALTS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037452560     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi0271042     Document Type: Article

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