Structure of cubic insulin crystals in glucose solutions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 616-622

  Yu, Bin ^a   Caspar, Donald L D ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PH; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031972921     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77820-8     Document Type: Article

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