Facile purification of fibrinogen fragments using a computer-based model with general applicability to the generation of salt gradients

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-78

  Olman, Mitchell A ^a,b   Williams, Willie F ^a   Strickland Jr , James H ^a   Hagood, James S ^c,d   Simmons, Warren L ^a   Rivera, Kimberly E ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer model; D dimer; Fibrinogen; Ion exchange chromatography

Indexed keywords

CELL FUNCTION; COMPUTER MODEL; CROSS LINKING; FIBRINOGEN; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH; PURIFICATION; SALT; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0032190462     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1998.0911     Document Type: Article

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