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The effect of the cosolvent trifluoroethanol on a tryptophan side chain orientation in the hydrophobic core of troponin C

  1. Olivier Julien,
  2. Pascal Mercier,
  3. Melissa L. Crane,
  4. Brian D. Sykes*

Article first published online: 25 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.121

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 6, pages 1165–1174, June 2009

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Julien, O., Mercier, P., Crane, M. L. and Sykes, B. D. (2009), The effect of the cosolvent trifluoroethanol on a tryptophan side chain orientation in the hydrophobic core of troponin C. Protein Science, 18: 1165–1174. doi: 10.1002/pro.121

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H7, Canada

*419 Medical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB T6G 2H7, Canada

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 MAY 2009
  2. Article first published online: 25 MAR 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 25 MAR 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 16 MAR 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 8 MAR 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 3 DEC 2008

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  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Canada Research Chair in Structural Biology

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