Structural Characterisation of the Human α-Lactalbumin Molten Globule at High Temperature

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 330, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1177-1188

  Ramboarina, Stephanié ^a   Redfield, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical shifts; Human lactalbumin; Molten globule state; NMR; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0037675760     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00639-9     Document Type: Article

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