The radical model of Alzheimer's disease: Specific recognition of Gly29 and Gly33 by Met35 in a β-sheet model of Aβ: An ONIOM study

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 283-289

  Brunelle, Patrick ^a   Rauk, Arvi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; COPPER ION; GLYCINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHIONINE; OXYGEN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CELL MEMBRANE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEUROTOXICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036669345     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2002-4403     Document Type: Article

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