Cofactor effects on the protein folding reaction: Acceleration of α-lactalbumin refolding by metal ions

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 659-671

  Bushmarina, Natalia A ^a,b   Blanchet, Clément E ^a   Vernier, Grégory ^a   Forge, Vincent ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

value; lactalbumin; Cofactors; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ION; EDETIC ACID; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; METAL ION; STRONTIUM;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CALCIUM BINDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COW; ENTROPY; KINETICS; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; KINETICS; LACTALBUMIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METALS, ALKALINE EARTH; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33645506272     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.051904206     Document Type: Article

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