Multiple-probe analysis of folding and unfolding pathways of human serum albumin: Evidence for a framework mechanism of folding

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 271, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1789-1797

  Santra, Manas Kumar ^a   Banerjee, Abhijit ^a   Krishnakumar, Shyam Sundar ^a   Rahaman, Obaidur ^a   Panda, Dulal ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Framework model; Human serum albumin; Nile red; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PROBE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; QUANTUM YIELD;

BILIRUBIN; FLUORESCENCE; GUANIDINE; HUMANS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 2342588126     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04096.x     Document Type: Article

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