Time-dependent X-ray diffraction studies on urea/hen egg white lysozyme complexes reveal structural changes that indicate onset of denaturation.

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Published in Sci Rep on August 30, 2016

Authors

Tushar Raskar1, Sagar Khavnekar1, Madhusoodan Hosur1

Author Affiliations

1: Tata Memorial Centre/Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, 410210, India.

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