Extensive misfolding in the refolding reaction of alkaline ferrocytochrome c

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 27, 2006, Pages 8393-8401

  Rao, D Krishna ^a   Prabhu, N Prakash ^a   Bhuyan, Abani K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CELL MEMBRANES; POLYPEPTIDES;

MISFOLDING; POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING;

CYTOLOGY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CYTOCHROME C;

ARTICLE; HORSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MISFOLDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN REFOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYTOCHROMES C; HEME; HORSES; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SULFATES;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33745838251     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi060141z     Document Type: Article

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