| Literature DB >> 3040467 |
K Kuwajima, H Yamaya, S Miwa, S Sugai, T Nagamura.
Abstract
Kinetic refolding reactions of ferricytochrome c and beta-lactoglobulin have been studied by stopped-flow circular dichroism by monitoring rapid ellipticity changes of peptide backbone and side-chain chromophores. In both proteins, a transient intermediate accumulates within the dead time of stopped-flow mixing (18 ms), and the intermediate has an appreciable amount of secondary structure but possesses an unfolded tertiary structure. It is suggested that the rapid formation of a secondary structure framework in protein folding is a common property observed in a variety of globular proteins.Mesh:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3040467 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(87)80363-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124