Calcium binding properties of beta-crystallins

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-47

  Sharma, Yogendra ^a   Balasubramanian, D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium binding; Cataract; Crystalline

Indexed keywords

BETA CRYSTALLIN; CALCIUM ION;

BINDING AFFINITY; CALCIUM BINDING; CATARACT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; IONIC STRENGTH; LENS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CRYSTALLINS; DIALYSIS; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RATS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0029921691     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000267942     Document Type: Article

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