Oligomerization and aggregation of bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A: Characteristic events observed by FTIR spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2525-2533

  Yan, Yong Bin ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   He, Hua Wei ^a   Zhou, Hai Meng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; OLIGOMER; PANCREAS ENZYME; RIBONUCLEASE A; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COW; ELECTRICITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HEAT; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PH; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

BOVINAE;

EID: 33646177852     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.071530     Document Type: Article

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