The conformational manifold of ferricytochrome c explored by visible and far-UV electronic circular dichroism spectroscopy

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 36, 2008, Pages 9667-9677

  Hagarman, Andrew ^a   Duitch, Laura ^a   Schweitzer Stenner, Reinhard ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CYTOLOGY; DICHROISM; IONIC STRENGTH; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PH; PH EFFECTS; PORPHYRINS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ALKALINE PH; APOPTOSIS; NON-NATIVE STATES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

BUFFER; CYSTEINE; CYTOCHROME C; HEME;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRIC FIELD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CYTOCHROMES C; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HEAT; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MYOCARDIUM; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PEROXIDASE; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

BOVINAE; EQUIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 51549102406     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi800729w     Document Type: Article

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