Unfolding and aggregation of lysozyme: A thermodynamic and kinetic study by FTIR spectroscopy

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Sassi, Paola ^a   Giugliarelli, Alessandra ^a   Paolantoni, Marco ^a   Morresi, Assunta ^a   Onori, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggregation; FTIR; Kinetics; Lysozyme; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FOURIER TRANSFORM MASS SPECTROMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

DEUTERIUM OXIDE; ETHANOL; HYDROGELS; KINETICS; MURAMIDASE; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79960151809     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: 18734200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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