Aquaporins are integral membrane proteins found in diverse animal and plant tissues that mediate the permeability of plasma membranes to water molecules. Projection maps of two-dimensional crystals… (More)
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Although small proteins may fold in an apparent two-state manner, most studies of protein folding reveal transient intermediates. The 'molten globule' has been proposed to be a general… (More)
Glutamine cyclases catalyse the conversion of L-glutaminyl-peptides into 5-oxoprolyl-peptides with the concomitant liberation of ammonia. We report here biophysical characterisation of the glutamine… (More)
Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been used to test for the presence of nonrandom structure in thermally denatured ribonuclease A (RNase A) at pH* 2.0 (uncorrected pH measured in… (More)
The effect of solution conditions on the conformation of the peptide corresponding to residues 129-141 of the mouse prion protein has been examined by experimental and theoretical tools including… (More)
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Recent studies of the Chicago River have determined that gravity currents are responsible for persistent bidirectional flows that have been observed in the river. A gravity current is the flow of one… (More)
An attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared method has been developed that allows collection of spectra from proteins in solution. This method eliminates any structural perturbations… (More)
A liquid flow cell was used for an attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) study of conformational changes taking place in the gastric H+/K+-ATPase. Shifting… (More)
Class A beta-lactamases hydrolyze penicillins and other beta-lactams via an acyl-enzyme catalytic mechanism. Ser70 is the active site nucleophile. By constructing the S70A mutant, which is unable to… (More)