Investigating protein unfolding kinetics by pulse proteolysis

Protein Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 268-276

  Na, Yu Ran ^a,b   Park, Chiwook ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissociation equilibrium constant; Folding; Ligand binding; Maltose binding protein; Pulse proteolysis; Ribonuclease H; Stability; Unfolding kinetics

Indexed keywords

MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE H;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ALGORITHMS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; KINETICS; LIGANDS; MALTOSE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RIBONUCLEASE H; THERMOLYSIN; UREA;

EID: 59949094688     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.29     Document Type: Article

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