The unfolding of α-momorcharin proceeds through the compact folded intermediate

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 457-466

  Fukunaga, Yukihiro ^a   Nishimoto, Etsuko ^a   Otosu, Takuhiro ^a   Murakami, Yasutaka ^a   Yamashita, Shoji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

momorcharin; Fluorescence energy transfer; Molten globule; Protein folding unfolding; Time resolved fluorescence depolarization

Indexed keywords

8 ANILINO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID; ALPHA MOMORCHARIN; GUANIDINE; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANILINO NAPHTHALENESULFONATES; BINDING SITES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 53549105797     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn088     Document Type: Article

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