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Thermally denatured state determines refolding in lipase: Mutational analysis

  1. Shoeb Ahmad,
  2. Nalam Madhusudhana Rao*

Article first published online: 6 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.126

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 6, pages 1183–1196, June 2009

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Ahmad, S. and Rao, N. M. (2009), Thermally denatured state determines refolding in lipase: Mutational analysis. Protein Science, 18: 1183–1196. doi: 10.1002/pro.126

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  1. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, Uppal Raod, Hyderabad 500 007, India

*Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, Uppal Raod, Hyderabad 500 007, India

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 MAY 2009
  2. Article first published online: 6 APR 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 6 APR 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 30 MAR 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 23 MAR 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 26 FEB 2009

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  • CSIR Junior Fellowship
  • NIMTLI grant. Grant Number: #TLP005

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