Environment effects on the oscillatory unfolding kinetics of GFP

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 795-803

  Cannone, Fabio ^a   Collini, Maddalena ^a   Chirico, Giuseppe ^a   Baldini, Giancarlo ^a   Bettati, Stefano ^b   Campanini, Barbara ^b   Mozzarelli, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

GFP; Periodic A N switching; Protein unfolding; Silanized surface; Single molecule; Wet silica gel

Indexed keywords

ANION; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; GLYCEROL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GUANIDINE; SOLVENT; UREA;

CHROMATOPHORE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATION; DENATURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; OSCILLATION; PERIODICITY; VISCOSITY;

DEUTERIUM OXIDE; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS; GLYCEROL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KINETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SILANES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; UREA;

EID: 36048947936     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0160-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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