评估多硫化物含有蛋白质在氧化折叠路径上的折叠力的大小

Mahesh Narayan1, Guoqiang Xu, Suzanne K Schultz

  • 1Baker Laboratory of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, USA.

概括

这项研究引入了一种新的方法,用于量化氧化折叠过程中蛋白质折叠力的量化. 它评估了蛋白质结构如何保护二硫化键免受减少,有助于了解蛋白质的稳定性.

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