Unfolding of C-phycocyanin followed by loss of non-covalent chromophore-protein interactions. 1. Equilibrium experiments

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1777, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-103

  Kupka, Michaela ^a   Scheer, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biliprotein; Chromophore protein interaction; Optical spectroscopy; Protein dissociation; Protein folding; Protein mobility

Indexed keywords

PHYCOCYANIN; PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CHROMATOPHORE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASTIGOCLADUS LAMINOSUS; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; PHYCOCYANIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; THERMODYNAMICS; UREA;

MASTIGOCLADUS LAMINOSUS;

EID: 37549052534     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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