Simultaneous assessment of conformation and aggregation of β-amyloid peptide using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

FASEB Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 817-823

  Chen, X G ^a   Brining, Sheryl K ^b,c   Nguyen, Viet Q ^a   Yergey, Alfred L ^a,c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics   (United States)

^c MSC 1582 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Protein aggregation; Protein conformation

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; DIMER; MONOMER; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0030749736     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.11.10.9271367     Document Type: Article

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