GFP-mut2 proteins in trehalose-water matrixes: Spatially heterogeneous protein-water-sugar structures

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 284-293

  D'Alfonso, Laura ^a,d   Collini, Maddalena ^a,d   Cannone, Fabio ^a,d   Chirico, Giuseppe ^a,d   Campanini, Barbara ^b   Cottone, Grazia ^c,d   Cordone, Lorenzo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per Le Scienze Fisiche Della Materia ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLASS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SUGAR; TREHALOSE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; BRIGHTNESS; FILM; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; HYDRATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

EID: 34447254697     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.090621     Document Type: Article

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