Thermal and guanidine hydrochloride-induced denaturation of human cystatin C

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 454-461

  Jankowska, Elzbieta ^a,b   Wiczk, Wiesław ^a   Grzonka, Zbigniew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical denaturation; Cystatin C; Guanidine hydrochloride; Thermal denaturation

Indexed keywords

CYSTATIN C; GUANIDINE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DEMENTIA; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VASCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS; WILD TYPE;

EID: 4143103483     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-003-0384-x     Document Type: Article

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