Stopped-flow dynamic light scattering as a method to monitor compaction during protein folding

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-219

  Gast, Klaus ^a   Nöppert, Angela ^a   Müller Frohne, Marlies ^a   Zirwer, Dietrich ^b   Damaschun, Gregor ^b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic light scattering; Phosphoglycerate kinase; Protein folding; Ribonuclease A; Stopped flow kinetics

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE A;

ARTICLE; LIGHT SCATTERING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0343471435     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050033     Document Type: Article

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