Two-state folding of horse ferrocytochrome c: Analyses of linear free energy relationship, chevron curvature, and stopped-flow burst relaxation kinetics

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 3024-3033

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Bhuyan, Abani K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE ENERGY; REACTION KINETICS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SOLVENTS;

FERROCYTOCHROME C; GUANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE (GDNHCL); PROTEIN FOLDING;

PROTEINS;

CYTOCHROME C; GUANIDINE; SOLVENT; UREA;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DENATURATION; ENERGY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLOW KINETICS; HEART; HORSE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LINEAR SYSTEM; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROMES C; GUANIDINE; HORSES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KINETICS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS; UREA;

EID: 14344267020     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi0478998     Document Type: Article

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