Mixed Macromolecular Crowding Accelerates the Refolding of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase: Implications for Protein Folding in Physiological Environments

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 364, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 469-482

  Du, Fen ^a   Zhou, Zheng ^a   Mo, Zhong Ying ^a   Shi, Jun Zhi ^a   Chen, Jie ^a   Liang, Yi ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

creatine kinase; folding kinetics; macromolecular crowding; protein aggregation; protein refolding

Indexed keywords

CALF THYMUS DNA; CREATINE KINASE; DEXTRAN 70; DNA; FICOLL 70; MACROGOL 2000; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33750806263     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.09.018     Document Type: Article

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