Molten globule-state protein structure: Perspectives from food processing applications

K Lou, Y Zheng, L Wang, C Zhou, J Wang… - Food Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Under specific pretreatment or processing conditions, spheroprotein can be transformed into
a molten globule state, a typical protein conformation with enhanced functionality. Analyzing …

On the mechanism of SDS‐induced protein denaturation

AK Bhuyan - Biopolymers: Original Research on Biomolecules, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
To understand the mechanism of ionic detergent‐induced protein denaturation, this study
examines the action of sodium dodecyl sulfate on ferrocytochrome c conformation under …

Conformation and thermodynamic stability of pre-molten and molten globule states of mammalian cytochromes-c

MKA Khan, H Rahaman, F Ahmad - Metallomics, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Proteins in cells fold via a number of intermediates. These intermediates are quite important
as they guide the protein to attain its unique native conformation. To solve the immensely …

Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of the Acid Molten Globule State of Horse Cytochrome c

S Nakamura, Y Seki, E Katoh, S Kidokoro - Biochemistry, 2011 - ACS Publications
To understand the stabilization, folding, and functional mechanisms of proteins, it is very
important to understand the structural and thermodynamic properties of the molten globule …

Factor defining the effects of tetraalkylammonium chloride on stability, folding, and dynamics of horse cytochrome c

M Garg, D Sharma, G Kaur, J Rawat, B Goyal… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This article describes the molecular mechanism by which tetraalkylammonium chloride ([R 4
N] Cl: R-= methyl (Me), ethyl (Et), propyl (Pr), butyl (Bu)) modulates the stability, folding, and …

Determinants for Sugar-Induced modulation of thermodynamic stability of lysozyme

S Kumar, K Kaur, S Kadhirvel, R Kumar - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
The current study focuses on the experimental evidence to describe the molecular
mechanism by which the sugars modulate the thermodynamic stability of hen egg-white …

Analysis of the pH-dependent stability and millisecond folding kinetics of horse cytochrome c

R Jain, R Kumar, S Kumar, R Chhabra… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the effect of pH on thermodynamic stability and folding kinetics of horse
cytochrome c (cyt c). Analysis of equilibrium unfolding transitions of Ferricyt c and Ferrocyt c …

Determinants for 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride-induced modulation of thermodynamic stability and CO-association dynamics of horse ferrocytochrome c

M Garg, A Kaur, B Goyal, J Rawat, R Kumar - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
This manuscript determines the factors by which the water-miscible ionic liquid (IL), 1-alkyl-3-
methylimidazolium chloride [Rmim] Cl affects the thermodynamic stability and CO …

The alkali molten globule state of horse ferricytochrome c: observation of cold denaturation

R Kumar, NP Prabhu, DK Rao, AK Bhuyan - Journal of molecular biology, 2006 - Elsevier
Here, we present the basic structural properties and the thermodynamic description of a
previously unknown alkali molten globule state of horse “ferricytochrome c”. Both sodium …

Heterogeneity of Equilibrium Molten Globule State of Cytochrome c Induced by Weak Salt Denaturants under Physiological Condition

H Rahaman, MK Alam Khan, MI Hassan, A Islam… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
While many proteins are recognized to undergo folding via intermediate (s), the
heterogeneity of equilibrium folding intermediate (s) along the folding pathway is less …