Folding and stability of a coiled-coil investigated using chemical and physical denaturing agents: Comparative analysis of polymerized and non-polymerized forms of α-tropomyosin

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1386-1395

  Morais, Ana Cristina ^a   Ferreira, Sérgio T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CD; Fluorescence; Guanidine; Tropomyosin; Urea

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GUANIDINE; SERINE; TROPOMYOSIN; UREA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENATURATION; ELECTRICITY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 17044402135     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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