Stabilizing salt-bridge enhances protein thermostability by reducing the heat capacity change of unfolding

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Chan, Chi Ho ^a   Yu, Tsz Ha ^a   Wong, Kam Bo ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; AMINO ACID; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; INORGANIC SALT; MUTANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENTHALPY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; METABOLISM; THERMOCOCCUS;

AMINO ACIDS; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MUTANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; SALTS; THERMOCOCCUS;

EID: 79959612799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021624     Document Type: Article

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