Effects of polyethylene glycol on stability of α-chymotrypsin in aqueous ethanol solvent

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 610-613

  Simon, L M ^a   Kotorman M ^a   Szabo A ^a   Garab, G ^b   Laczko I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chymotrypsin; Ethanol; Secondary and tertiary structures; Stability

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; MACROGOL; MACROGOL 12000; MACROGOL 2000; MACROGOL 20000; MACROGOL 35000; MACROGOL 400; MACROGOL 6000; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

CHYMOTRYPSIN; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 1842426531     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.03.087     Document Type: Article

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