The Human α-Lactalbumin Molten Globule: Comparison of Structural Preferences at pH 2 and pH 7

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 394, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 351-362

  Rösner, Heike I ^a   Redfield, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

human lactalbumin; molten globule; NMR; pH dependence; protein folding

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; AMINO ACID;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 70350524972     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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