Low temperature solution behaviour of Methylophilus methylotrophus electron transferring flavoprotein: A study by analytical ultracentrifugation

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 411-416

  Cölfen, Helmut ^a,d   Harding, Stephen E ^a   Wilson, Emma K ^b   Scrutton, Nigel S ^b   Winzor, Donald J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dissociation equilibrium; Electron transferring flavoprotein; Gross conformation; psi function

Indexed keywords

FLAVOPROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TRIMETHYLAMINE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 18844469296     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050054     Document Type: Article

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