Unfolding kinetics of β-lactoglobulin induced by surfactant and denaturant: A stopped-flow/fluorescence study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3601-3612

  Viseu, Maria Isabel ^a   Melo, Eduardo P ^a,b   Carvalho, Teresa Isabel ^a   Correia, Raquel F ^a   Costa, Sílvia M B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; DODECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; GLOBULAR PROTEIN; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STEADY STATE;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 36549015809     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.101667     Document Type: Article

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