Study of interaction of GM2 activator protein with GM2 using circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 785-792

  Ravasi, D ^a   Masserini, M ^a   Vecchio, G ^b   Li, Y T ^c   Li, S C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Glycosphingolipids; GM2 activator protein; GM2 ganglioside

Indexed keywords

BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE A; GANGLIOSIDE GM2; GANGLIOSIDE GM2 ACTIVATOR PROTEIN; GANGLIOSIDE GM3; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; G(M2) ACTIVATOR PROTEIN; G(M2) GANGLIOSIDE; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036694903     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020204907261     Document Type: Article

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