Localized nature of the transition-state structure in goat α-lactalbumin folding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 341, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 589-604

  Saeki, Kimiko ^a   Arai, Munehito ^a   Yoda, Takao ^a   Nakao, Masaharu ^a   Kuwajima, Kunihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD, circular dichroism; GdnHCl, guanidine hydrochloride; I, the intermediate; N, the native state; protein folding; the molten globule state; the transition state; LA, lactalbumin; lactalbumin; value analysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; CALCIUM ION; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GOAT; MEASUREMENT; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TECHNIQUE;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 3342900252     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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