Thermostabilization of ovalbumin by alkaline treatment: Examination of the possible roles of D-serine residues

Protein Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1205-1212

  Ishimaru, Takayuki ^a   Ito, Kazunari ^b   Tanaka, Miho ^a   Matsudomi, Naotoshi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF OKAYAMA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaline treatment; D amino acid configuration; Ovalbumin; S ovalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; DEXTRO SERINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; OVALBUMIN;

ALKALINITY; ALKALINIZATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OVALBUMIN; PROTEIN STABILITY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SERINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77952721145     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.398     Document Type: Article

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