Transition state characterization of the low- To physiological-temperature nondenaturational conformational change in bovine adenosine deaminase by slow scan rate differential scanning calorimetry

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-170

  Bodnar, Melissa A ^a   Britt, B Mark ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme conformational change; Slow scan rate differential scanning calorimetry; Transition state thermodynamics; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 33645326486     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 12258687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2006.39.2.167     Document Type: Article

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