Differentiation of the maturity of cataractous human lens capsules according to changes in protein secondary structures determined by Fourier- transformed infrared spectroscopy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-238

  Lee, Shui Mei ^a   Lin, Shan Yang ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amides I; Composition; Fourier transformed infrared spectra; II and III; Lens capsule; Maturity; Progressive cataract; Secondary structure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LENS CAPSULE; MALE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030929250     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01399.x     Document Type: Article

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