Local fluctuations vs. global unfolding of proteins investigated by limited proteolysis

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 159-167

  Arnold, Ulrich ^a   Köditz, Jens ^a   Markert, Yvonne ^a   Ulbrich Hofmann, Renate ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Protein engineering; Proteolysis; Ribonuclease A; Stability; Unfolding region

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REACTION KINETICS; RNA;

PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEOLYSIS; RIBONUCLEASE A; UNFOLDING REGION;

PROTEINS;

RIBONUCLEASE A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; GENE MUTATION; KINETICS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 28244478113     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: 10292446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242420500183287     Document Type: Article

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