Selectively 2H-labeled Glu/Asp: Application to pK(a) measurements in Aβ amyloid peptides

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-6

  Zhang, S ^a   Lee, Jonathan P ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Allyl protection; Alzheimer's disease; Deuterium; NMR; PK(a)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; DEUTERIUM; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN (1 28); AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN (1 43); AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN (1-28); AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN (1-43); ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEUTERON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ASPARTIC ACID; DEUTERIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0033621857     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2000.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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