Ovine placental lactogen and ovine prolactin: Partial proteolysis and conformational stability

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 597-608

  Fernández, M Laura ^a   Cymes, Gisela D ^a   Curto, Lucrecia M ^a   Wolfenstein Todel, Carlota ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Conformational stability; Ovine placental lactogen; Ovine prolactin; Partial proteolysis

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINE; PLACENTA LACTOGEN; PROLACTIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE STRUCTURE; PH; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLACENTAL LACTOGEN; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SHEEP; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

OVIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0342424328     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(00)00012-1     Document Type: Article

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