Thermodynamic stability of a cold-adapted protein, type III antifreeze protein, and energetic contribution of salt bridges

Protein Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-238

  García Arribas, Olga ^a   Mateo, Roberto ^a   Tomczak, Melanie M ^b   Davies, Peter L ^b   Mateu, Mauricio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifreeze protein; Cold adaptation; Psychrophilic protein; Salt bridge; Thermodynamic stability

Indexed keywords

ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; SIALIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; DENATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS, TYPE III; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXO-ACID-LYASES; PERCIFORMES; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33846526660     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.062448907     Document Type: Article

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