Probing Kinetic Mechanisms of Protein Function and Folding with Time-Resolved Natural and Magnetic Chiroptical Spectroscopies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Quasi-Null Polarization Spectroscopy
3. Kinetics of Protein Structural Changes
3.1. Protein Function
3.1.1. Ligand Photolysis in Cytochrome c Oxidase
3.1.2. Light Activation and De-Activation of Phytochrome
3.2. Protein Folding
3.2.1. Rapid Folding Triggers
3.2.2. Monitoring Protein Folding Reactions
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Kliger, D.S.; Chen, E.; Goldbeck, R.A. Probing Kinetic Mechanisms of Protein Function and Folding with Time-Resolved Natural and Magnetic Chiroptical Spectroscopies. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2012, 13, 683-697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms13010683
Kliger DS, Chen E, Goldbeck RA. Probing Kinetic Mechanisms of Protein Function and Folding with Time-Resolved Natural and Magnetic Chiroptical Spectroscopies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2012; 13(1):683-697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms13010683
Chicago/Turabian StyleKliger, David S., Eefei Chen, and Robert A. Goldbeck. 2012. "Probing Kinetic Mechanisms of Protein Function and Folding with Time-Resolved Natural and Magnetic Chiroptical Spectroscopies" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 13, no. 1: 683-697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms13010683