Electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions play a major role in the stability and refolding of halophilic proteins

被引:25
作者
Arakawa, T
Tokunaga, M
机构
[1] Alliance Protein Labs, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 USA
[2] Kagoshima Univ, Fac Agr, Kagoshima 8900065, Japan
关键词
halophilic; salt; nucleoside diphosphate kinase; refolding; charge shielding;
D O I
10.2174/0929866043478220
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In general, halophilic proteins are stable only in the presence of salts at high concentrations. Not only is high salt concentration important for structural stability of halophilic proteins, but also refolding of a denatured halophilic protein requires high salt concentration. This review summarizes the importance of electrostatic charge shielding and hydrophobic interactions in the stability and refolding of halophilic proteins.
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