Atomic force microscopy of crystalline insulins: The influence of sequence variation on crystallization and interfacial structure

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2199-2209

  Yip, Christopher M ^a   Brader, Mark L ^a   DeFelippis, Michael R ^a   Ward, Michael D ^b  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE INSULIN; INSULIN LISPRO; PIG INSULIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY;

BOVINAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031977357     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77929-9     Document Type: Article

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