Cytochrome c in a dry trehalose matrix: Structural and dynamical effects probed by x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1350-1360

  Giachini, Lisa ^a,b   Francia, Francesco ^a   Cordone, Lorenzo ^b,c   Boscherini, Federico ^a,b   Venturoli, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Research Unit of Como   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; GLYCEROL; HEME; HISTIDINE; IMIDAZOLE; IRON; LIGAND; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SOLVENT; TREHALOSE; WATER;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ATOM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PROTEIN DATA BANK; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SIMULATION;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33846847704     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.092338     Document Type: Article

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