Thermal protein unfolding in photo-activated adenylate cyclase nano-clusters from the amoeboflagellate Naegleria gruberi NEG-M strain

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-51

  Penzkofer, A ^a   Stierl, M ^b   Hegemann, P ^b   Kateriya, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Amoeboflagellate Naegleria gruberi; Apparent protein melting temperature; BLUF domain; Flavin; Fluorescence behavior; Light attenuation; Light scattering; Measurement standard of protein melting temperature; Photo activated adenylate cyclase (PAC); Protein melting enthalpy; Protein melting entropy; Protein melting time; Protein unfolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855143720     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2011.09.024     Document Type: Article

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