Lessons in stability from thermophilic proteins

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1569-1578

  Razvi, Abbas ^a   Scholtz, J Martin ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Protein folding; Protein stability curves; Thermodynamics; Thermophiles; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTONE; PROTEIN THERMOPHILIC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DATA BASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMUS;

EID: 33745726737     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.062130306     Document Type: Review

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