Using circular dichroism collected as a function of temperature to determine the thermodynamics of protein unfolding and binding interactions

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2527-2535

  Greenfield, Norma J ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; MATHEMATICS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34548819311     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.204     Document Type: Article

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