Ultrasonic Studies of Alcohol-Induced Transconformation in β-Lactoglobulin: The Intermediate State

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3928-3934

  Kanjilal, S ^d   Taulier, N ^a   Le Huerou J Y ^d   Gindre, M ^d   Urbach, W ^b   Waks, Marcel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; 8 ANILINO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; SOLVENT; TRIFLUOROETHANOL; WATER;

ALPHA HELIX; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPRESSION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0345412743     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74806-1     Document Type: Article

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