The native and the heat-induced denatured states of α-Chymotrypsinogen A: Thermodynamic and spectroscopic studies

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-252

  Chalikian, Tigran V ^a   Völker, Jens ^a   Anafi, Dan ^a   Breslauer, Kenneth J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Molten globule; Partial adiabatic compressibility; Partial volume; Protein folding; chymotrypsinogen A

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSINOGEN;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DENSITOMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0343247668     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1394     Document Type: Article

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