Acrylonitrile quenching of Trp phosphorescence in proteins: A probe of the internal flexibility of the globular fold

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 944-952

  Strambini, Giovanni B ^a   Gonnelli, Margherita ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-(3-INDOLYL)ETHYLPHENYL KETONE; ACRYLONITRILE; GLASS; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; N-ACETYLTRYPTOPHANAMIDE; PROPIOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; LUMINESCENCE; PLIABILITY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ACRYLONITRILE; GLASS; INDOLES; KINETICS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; PLIABILITY; PROPIOPHENONES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 77955681451     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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