Temperature dependence of the melittin folding equilibrium studied by means of fluorescence excitation spectra

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-40

  Smoluch, M ^a   Gorseling, M ^a   Gooijer, C ^a   Van Der Zwan, G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Excitation spectrum; Folding equilibrium; Melittin

Indexed keywords

EXCITATION SPECTRUM; FOLDING EQUILIBRIUM; GAUSSIAN FUNCTIONS; MELITTIN;

ABSORPTION; AMINO ACIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DATA REDUCTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; QUENCHING; SALTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

FLUORESCENCE;

MELITTIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

MELITTEN; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 3543092190     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOFL.0000014657.97498.d1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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