Native-specific stabilization of flavodoxin by the FMN cofactor: Structural and thermodynamical explanation

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 581-594

  Campos, L A ^a   Sancho, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Equilibrium intermediate; Flavin mononucleotide; Protein folding; Protein stability; Protein ligand interaction

Indexed keywords

APOFLAVODOXIN; APOPROTEIN; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVODOXIN; HOLOFLAVODOXIN; HOLOPROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DENATURATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANABAENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVODOXIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANABAENA; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7119;

EID: 33646052300     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.20855     Document Type: Article

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