Spectroscopic analysis of pH-induced changes in the molecular features of type a botulinum neurotoxin light chain

Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 6466-6474

  Li, Li ^a   Singh, Bal Ram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTROSCOPY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; NEUROTOXINS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0039842494     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi992729u     Document Type: Article

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