Apomyoglobin stability as dependent on urea concentration and temperature at two pH values

Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 292-297

  Baryshnikova, E N ^a   Sharapov, M G ^a   Kashparov, I A ^a   Ilyina, N B ^a   Bychkova, V E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Apomyoglobin; Cooperation; Stability; Urea unfolding

Indexed keywords

APOMYOGLOBIN; TRYPTOPHAN; UREA;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 18844419690     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11008-005-0041-9     Document Type: Article

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