Evidence that supramolecular Congo red is the sole ligation form of this dye for L chain λ derived amyloid proteins

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 307-314

  Rybarska, J ^a   Piekarska, B ^a   Stopa, B ^a   Zemanek, G ^a   Konieczny, L ^a   Nowak, M ^a   Krol M ^a   Roterman, I ^a   Szymczakiewicz Multanowska, A ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Congo red; Immunoglobulin light chain ; Supramolecular ligands

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; CONGO RED; DYE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; LIGAND; RHODAMINE B;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; GEL FILTRATION; MICELLE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SIMULATION;

EID: 0034751664     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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