Chapter 9 Analyzing Enzymatic pH Activity Profiles and Protein Titration Curves Using Structure-Based pKa Calculations and Titration Curve Fitting

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 454, Issue C, 2009, Pages 233-258

  Nielsen, Jens Erik ^a  

^a University College Dublin   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; ELECTRICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; LIGAND BINDING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; TITRIMETRY;

PROTEIN;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEINS; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 59649095261     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(08)03809-3     Document Type: Review

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