A molten globule-like intermediate state detected in the thermal transition of cytochrome c under low salt concentration

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 103-112

  Nakamura, Shigeyoshi ^a   Baba, Takayuki ^a   Kidokoro, Shun ichi ^a,b  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN YOKOHAMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Cytochrome c; Differential scanning calorimetry; Gibbs free energy change; Molten globule; Thermal transition

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CYTOCHROMES C; ENZYME STABILITY; PROTEIN FOLDING; SALTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33847179057     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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