Secondary structure conversions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ribonucleotide reductase protein R2 under varying pH and temperature conditions

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-48

  Georgieva, Elka R ^a   Narvaez, Ana Julia ^a   Hedin, Niklas ^a   Gräslund, Astrid ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggregation; CD spectroscopy; DLS; Molten globule; Mtb RNR R2 protein; pH dependence

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES; TEMPERATURE;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 48649109470     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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