TABLE 2.
Unfolded and PMG states for cytochrome c
Sample | Rg (Å) | df | dmin | c | φBr | Description | Thermodynamic state |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acid unfolded | 20.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.34 | Weakly folded; good solvent | Expanded; coil dmin → 5/3 |
0.02 M NaCl | 17.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.34 | Weakly folded; nearly poor solvent | θ-state; dmin → 2 |
Acetylation | 17.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.83 | Misfolded | Sheetlike state; dmin → 1 |
Fit values using the published SAXS data of Kataoka et al. (33).