In vitro insulin refolding: Characterization of the intermediates and the putative folding pathway

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 717-725

  Tang, YueHua ^a,b   Wang, Shuai ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Xu, GenJun ^a,b   Feng, YouMin ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Disulfide; Folding intermediate; Folding pathway; Insulin; Insulin refolding

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DISULFIDES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; INSULIN; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SWINE;

EID: 36448930897     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-007-0092-3     Document Type: Article

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