Perturbation of Protein Tertiary Structure in Frozen Solutions Revealed by 1-Anilino-8-Naphthalene Sulfonate Fluorescence

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 3214-3220

  Gabellieri, Edi ^a   Strambini, Giovanni B ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 ANILINO 8 NAPTHALENESULFONATE; CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; ICE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; FREEZE DRYING; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID; PHYSICAL STRESS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0242322480     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74739-0     Document Type: Article

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