Comparison of activity and conformational changes of ficin during denaturation by urea and guanidine hydrochloride

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 458-464

  Devaraj, K B ^a   Kumar, Parigi Ramesh ^a   Prakash, V ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cysteine protease; Ficin; Guanidine hydrochloride; Protein denaturation; Stability; Unfolding; Urea

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEASE; FICIN; GUANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE; PROTEIN DENATURATION; UNFOLDING;

AMINO ACIDS; CONFORMATIONS; DENATURATION; DICHROISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; MOLECULES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STABILITY;

UREA;

CARICA PAPAYA; FICUS CARICA;

EID: 78650750118     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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