Protein structure, stability, and interactions / edited by John W. Shriver. — New York : Humana Press, c2009. – (58.17/M592/v.490) |
Contents
Contents
Preface v
Contributors ix
1 Microcalorimetry of Proteins and Their Complexes I
2 Determining the Conformational Stability of a Protein Using Urea Denaturation Curves 41
3 Defining the Stability of Multimeric Proteins 57
4 Protein-Protein and Ligand-Protein Interactions Studied by Analytical Ultracentrifugation 83
5 Monitoring Molecular Interactions by NMR 115
6 Ligand-Binding Interactions and Stability 135
7 A Method for Direct Measurement of Protein Stability In Vivo 165
8 Quantifying the Roles of Water and Solutes (Denaturants, Osmolytes, and Hofmeister Salts) in Protein and Model Processes Using the Solute Partitioning Mode 179
9 Molecular Crowding and Solvation: Direct and Indirect Impact on Protein Reactions 195
10 Defining the Role of Salt Bridges in Protein Stability
11 Protein Stabilization by the Rational Design of Surface Charge-Charge Interactions 261
12 NMRAnalysis of Native-State Protein Conformational Flexibility by Hydrogen Exchange 285
13 Single-Molecule Fluorescence Studies of Protein Folding 311
14 Experimental Characterization of the Denatured State Ensemble of Proteins 339
Index 353