Undecagold cluster labeling of proteins at reactive cysteine residues

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-105

  Safer, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Chromatography; Cysteine; Electrophoresis; Gold cluster; HPLC; Myosin; Thiol; Undecagold

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYSTEINE; GOLD COMPLEX; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MYOSIN; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIN FILAMENT;

ANIMALIA; MIRIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032758215     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1999.4110     Document Type: Article

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