On the relative contribution of ionic interactions over iron-sulfur clusters to ferredoxin stability

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1784, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1596-1600

  Leal, Sónia S ^a   Gomes, Cláudio M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biophysics; Iron sulfur cluster; Metal; pH stability; Protein folding; Thermal stability; Thermophilic protein

Indexed keywords

FERREDOXIN; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; THERMOSTABILITY;

ACIDIANUS; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; FERREDOXINS; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONS; IRON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SULFUR; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 54049123709     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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