How does reorganization energy change upon protein unfolding? Monitoring the structural perturbations in the heme cavity of cytochrome c

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 225-231

  Shafiey, Hassan ^a   Ghourchian, Hedayatollah ^a   Mogharrab, Navid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c; Electron transferring; Heme proteins; Protein unfolding; Reorganization energy

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; HEME; HEMOPROTEIN; UREA;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROMES C; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HEME; HORSES; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 41549093974     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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