Electrooptical measurements demonstrate a large permanent dipole moment associated with acetylcholinesterase

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1603-1608

  Porschke, Dietmar ^a   Créminon, Christophe ^b   Cousin, Xavier ^c   Bon, Cassian ^c   Sussman, Joel ^d   Silman, Israel ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC FIELD; NEUROTRANSMISSION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

BUNGARUS FASCIATUS; SERPENTES; TORPEDO CALIFORNICA;

EID: 0029863182     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79759-X     Document Type: Article

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