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PROTEIN STABILITY AND FUNCTION AT LOW TEMPERATURES.

Author(s) : FRANKS F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PREVIOUS THEORIES, MODELS AND METHODS ARE DISCUSSED AND COMPARED WITH THE PRESENT STATE OF THE ART. THE EMULSION DROPLET TECHNIQUE IS CURRENTLY USED BYTHE AUTHOR TO ACHIEVE SUBSTANTIAL UNDERCOOLING OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS. FEATURES OF LOW TEMPERATURE DENATURATION ARE REPORTED, FOR EXAMPLE COMPLETE REVERSIBILITY AND A TEMPERATURE HYSTERESIS BETWEEN DENATURATION AND RENATURATION. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT LOW TEMPERATURE DENATURATION IS RELATED TO THE NATURE OF MATURE PROTEIN STABILITY BUT THE THEORY NEEDS TO BE PUT ON A FIRMER BASIS. G.R.S.

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  • Original title: PROTEIN STABILITY AND FUNCTION AT LOW TEMPERATURES.
  • Record ID : 1988-0127
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryo-Letters - vol. 8 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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