The hydrophobic environment of Met35 of Alzheimer's Aβ(1-42) is important for the neurotoxic and oxidative properties of the peptide

Neurotoxicity Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-223

  Kanski, J ^a   Aksenova, M ^b   Allan Butterfield, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Amyloid peptide; Hydrophobic environment; Methionine; Neurotoxicity; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; ASPARTIC ACID; GLYCINE; METHIONINE; THIOFLAVINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYPOTHESIS; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURFACE CHARGE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036087081     PISSN: 10298428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10298420290023945     Document Type: Article

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