Global and local structural changes of cytochrome c and lysozyme characterized by a multigroup unfolding process

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4828-4836

  Shiu, Ying Jen ^a   Jeng, U Ser ^b   Huang, Yu Shan ^b   Lai, Ying Huang ^b   Lu, Hsiu Feng ^c   Liang, Chia Tsen ^a   Hsu, I Jui ^d   Su, Chiu Hun ^b   Su, Charlene ^a   Chao, Ito ^c   Su, An Chung ^e   Lin, Sheng Hsien ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; LYSOZYME;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CYTOCHROMES C; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MURAMIDASE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 45849135628     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.124214     Document Type: Article

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