pK values of the ionizable groups of proteins

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1214-1218

  Thurlkill, Richard L ^a,b   Grimsley, Gerald R ^a   Scholtz, J Martin ^a   Pace, C Nick ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Peptide model compounds; pH titration; pK values; Protein ionizable groups

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALPHA AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBOXYL GROUP; CYSTEINE; HISTAMINE; LYSINE; PENTAPEPTIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; IONIZATION; POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOELECTRIC POINT; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEINS;

EID: 33646145955     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.051840806     Document Type: Article

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