The denaturation of ribonuclease A by combinations of urea and salt denaturants. |
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Authors: | F Ahmad C C Bigelow |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry Memorial University of Newfoundland St John''s, Nfld, Canada |
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Abstract: | When urea is added to ribonuclease A that has already been denatured by salt (CaCl2, LiClO4 or LiCl were used), a second co-operative transition occurs, supporting the previous demonstration that these salts cause only partial denaturation. Also we have studied the effect of the salts on the urea denaturation, and the effect of urea on the salt denaturation. At low concentrations urea makes the salt transitions occur at lower concentrations, but at higher concentrations it changes the transition so that the completely disordered protein found in urea is produced by the salt. At low concentrations the salts actually stabilize the protein against denaturation by urea, but at higher concentrations they destabilize it. The data are presented in “phase diagrams” which are found to be very useful for such three-component systems. |
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Keywords: | Present address: Department of Chemistry St Mary's University Halifax N S Canada B3H3C3 To whom correspondence should be addressed |
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