Kinetic study of racemization of aspartyl residues in recombinant human αA-crystallin

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1764, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 800-806

  Nakamura, Tooru ^a   Sadakane, Yutaka ^b   Fujii, Noriko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

d aspartyl residue; Kinetics; Lens; Racemization; Recombinant A crystallin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; ASPARTIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ENERGY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RACEMIZATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPARTIC ACID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STEREOISOMERISM; TRYPSIN;

EID: 33646112406     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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