Unfolding thermodynamics of Trp-cage, a 20 residue miniprotein, studied by differential scanning calorimetry and circular dichroism spectroscopy

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2876-2880

  Streicher, Werner W ^a   Makhatadze, George I ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMODYNAMICS;

THERMAL FLUCTUATION ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS;

PROTEINS;

TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 33947209951     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi602424x     Document Type: Article

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