Parallel pathways in cytochrome c551 folding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 330, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1145-1152

  Gianni, Stefano ^a,c   Travaglini Allocatelli, Carlo ^a   Cutruzzolà, Francesca ^a   Brunori, Maurizio ^a   Shastry, M C Ramachandra ^b,d   Roder, Heinrich ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d Oral Care Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Chevron plot; Cytochrome c; Folding pathways; Intermediates; Kinetic partitioning

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C2; HISTIDINE; METHIONINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

MUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0037675765     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00689-2     Document Type: Article

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