Photo-oxidation of histidine as a probe for aminoterminal conformational changes during fibrinogen-fibrin conversion

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-33

  Henschen Edman, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformation; Fibrinogen; Histidine modification; Methylene blue; Photo oxidation; Surface accessibility

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOPEPTIDE; FIBRINOPEPTIDE A; FIBRINOPEPTIDE B; HISTIDINE; METHYLENE BLUE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OXIDATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; BIOPOLYMERS; BLOOD COAGULATION; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; HISTIDINE; HUMANS; METHYLENE BLUE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

EID: 0030874490     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000577     Document Type: Article

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