Refolding of a high molecular weight protein: Salt effect on collapse

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3904-3916

  Lairez, D ^a   Pauthe, E ^b   Pelta, J ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE LÉON BRILLOUIN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOLYTE; FIBRONECTIN; POLYMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENT; UREA;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; STATISTICS;

EID: 0038101552     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75118-2     Document Type: Article

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