pH-induced structural transitions of caseins

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-199

  Chakraborty, Asima ^a   Basak, Soumen ^a  

^a SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

Casein; Circular dichroism; Fluorescence; Isoelectric point; Molten globule; Natively unfolded

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CASEIN; BETA CASEIN; KAPPA CASEIN; MILK PROTEIN; PROTON; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CASEINS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 34250000513     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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