The kinetics of proteinase K digestion of linear prion polymers

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1431, 1999, Pages 1927-1931

  Masel, Joanna ^a   Jansen, Vincent A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mathematical model; Nucleated polymerization; Prion disease; Proteinase K; Replication mechanism

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; PROTEINASE K;

ARTICLE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYMERIZATION; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033595584     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0868     Document Type: Article

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