On the NMR analysis of pKa values in the unfolded state of proteins by extrapolation to zero denaturant

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 242-250

  Quijada, Jeniffer ^a   López, Gary ^a   Versace, Rodney ^a   Ramírez, Luis ^a   Tasayco, María Luisa ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Denaturant; NMR analysis; pKa values; Unfolded state of proteins

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; CARBOXYL GROUP; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; POLYPEPTIDE; THIOREDOXIN; UREA; GLUTAMIC ACID; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DENATURATION; DISPERSION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

AMIDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ELECTROSTATICS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; THIOREDOXIN;

EID: 34547557897     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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