Temperature and domain size dependence of sickle cell hemoglobin polymer melting in high concentration phosphate buffer

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-30

  Louderback, J G ^a   Aroutiounian, S Kh ^a   Kerr, W C ^a   Ballas, S K ^b   Kim Shapiro, D B ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cardeza Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Depolymerization; Domain size; Kinetics; Melting; Sickle cell hemoglobin; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BIOPHYSICS; BIOPOLYMERS; BUFFERS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HUMANS; KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHATES; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033584219     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(99)00056-3     Document Type: Article

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