Thermal denaturation and structural changes of α-helical proteins in keratins

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 553-560

  Wortmann, Franz J ^a   Wortmann, Gabriele ^a   Marsh, Jennifer ^b   Meinert, Knut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Helix; Collagen; Denaturation; DSC; Human hair; Keratin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA KERATIN; KERATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY; ENTHALPY; HAIR; HEATING; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MODULATED DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL DENATURATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

ALGORITHMS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; HAIR; HUMANS; KERATINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84857033468     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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