Metrics that Differentiate the Origins of Osmolyte Effects on Protein Stability: A Test of the Surface Tension Proposal

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 361, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 983-992

  Auton, Matthew ^a   Ferreon, Allan Chris M ^a   Bolen, D Wayne ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

osmolytes; protein stability; Stokes radius; surface tension; transfer model

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; GLYCINE; PROLINE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; SORBITOL; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 33746882148     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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