Why Congo red binding is specific for amyloid proteins - Model studies and a computer analysis approach

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 771-784

  Roterman, Irena ^a,b   Król, Marcin ^a   Nowak, Mateusz ^a   Konieczny, Leszek ^a   Rybarska, Janina ^a   Stopa, Barbara ^a   Piekarska, Barbara ^a   Zemanek, Grzegorz ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

structure; Amyloidosis; Congo red; Dynamics simulation; Supramolecular systems

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMYLOID PROTEIN; CONGO RED;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGAND BINDING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICELLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGO RED; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0034938980     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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