A unique molten globule state occurs during unfolding of cytochrome c by LiClO4 near physiological pH and temperature: Structural and thermodynamic characterization

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 4695-4702

  Moza, Beenu ^a   Qureshi, Shabir Hussain ^a   Islam, Asimul ^a   Singh, Rajendrakumar ^a   Anjum, Farah ^a   Moosavi Movahedi, Ali Akbar ^b   Ahmad, Faizan ^a  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; FLUORESCENCE; PH EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

MG STATES; MOLTEN GLOBULE (MG); SOLVENT CONDITIONS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENTS;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

8 ANILINO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CYTOCHROME C; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; LITHIUM PERCHLORATE; PERCHLORATE; SOLVENT; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COW; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; PH; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CYTOCHROMES C; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PERCHLORIC ACID; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 33645673663     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi052357r     Document Type: Article

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