pH-dependent aggregation of oligomeric Artocarpus hirsuta lectin on thermal denaturation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 311, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 254-257

  Gaikwad, Sushama M ^a   Khan, M Islam ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Denaturation; GdnHCl; Lectin; pH dependence

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINE; LECTIN; METHYL ALPHA GALACTOPYRANOSIDE; OLIGOMER; PROTEIN; PYRANOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; DENATURATION; FLUORESCENCE; HEAT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARTOCARPUS;

EID: 0242299773     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.09.206     Document Type: Article

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