Stabilization of partially folded states in protein folding/misfolding transitions by hydrostatic pressure

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1215-1222

  Ferreira, S T ^a   Chapeaurouge, A ^b   De Felice, F G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Amyloid; High pressure; Misfolding; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; LYSOZYME; POLYPEPTIDE; PRION PROTEIN;

ENERGY TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOMENOLOGY; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 23844510480     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000800009     Document Type: Review

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