Self-association of adrenodoxin studied by using analytical ultracentrifugation

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 159-165

  Behlke, Joachim ^a   Ristau, Otto ^a   Müller, Eva Christina ^a   Hannemann, Frank ^b   Bernhardt, Rita ^b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association constants; Sedimentation equilibrium; Sedimentation velocity; Self association; Thermodynamic non ideality

Indexed keywords

ADRENODOXIN; DIMER; MONOMER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

ADRENODOXIN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

BOS TAURUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33750682627     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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