In vitro investigation of the geometric contraction behavior of chemo-mechanical P-protein aggregates (forisomes)

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 444-452

  Schwan, S ^a   Fritzsche, M ^a   Cismak, A ^a   Heilmann, A ^a   Spohn, U ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICS OF MATERIALS IWM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ca2+ induced contraction; Chemo mechanical protein aggregate; Contracting behavior; Forisome; Geometric parameters; pH induced contraction

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CALCIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EDETIC ACID; FORISOME; GLYCINE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); HYDROXIDE; PROTEIN; PROTON; STRONTIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BINDING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STRUCTURAL PROTEOMICS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME; TITRIMETRY; VICIA FABA;

BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; OXYGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; VICIA FABA;

VICIA FABA;

EID: 33846309240     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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