Role of protein cavities on unfolding volume change and on internal dynamics under pressure

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3390-3396

  Cioni, Patrizia ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZURIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3A; DISULFIDE; TRYPTOPHAN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; FLUORESCENCE; HYDRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHOSPHORESCENCE; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33751222894     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.085670     Document Type: Article

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