Kinetics and mechanism of St I modification by peroxyl radicals

Journal of Protein Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-306

  Campos, A M ^a   Lissi, E A ^a   Vergara, C ^b   Lanio, M E ^c   Alvarez, C ^c   Pazos, I ^c   Morera, V ^d   Garcia Y ^d   Martinez, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^d CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Hemolytic activity; Peroxyl radicals; Sticholysin; Toxin

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; PEROXY RADICAL; PROTEIN STI; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEA ANEMONE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; KINETICS; MARINE TOXINS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PEROXIDES; SEA ANEMONES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; HELIANTHUS; STICHODACTYLA HELIANTHUS;

EID: 53149093982     PISSN: 02778033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021087312176     Document Type: Article

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