pH dependent thermodynamic and amide exchange studies of the C-terminal domain of the ribosomal protein L9: Implications for unfolded state structure

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 28, 2006, Pages 8499-8506

  Li, Ying ^a   Horng, Jia Cherng ^a,b   Raleigh, Daniel P ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMIDE H/D EXCHANGE; GLOBULAR PROTEINS; RESIDUAL STRUCTURE; UNFOLDED STATE STRUCTURES;

PROTEINS;

HISTIDINE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN L9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DEUTERIUM HYDROGEN EXCHANGE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMIDES; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33746097000     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi052534o     Document Type: Article

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