Trimethylamine-N-oxide modulates the reductive unfolding of onconase

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 325, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 707-710

  Gahl, Robert F ^a   Narayan, Mahesh ^a   Xu, Guoqiang ^a   Scheraga, Harold A ^a  

^a Ithaca NY 14853 1301 USA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Free energy; Onconase; Osmolyte; Reductive unfolding; TMAO

Indexed keywords

RANPIRNASE; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE;

ARTICLE; DENATURATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REDUCTION;

ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME STABILITY; METHYLAMINES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RIBONUCLEASES;

EID: 8444249624     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.10.088     Document Type: Article

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