S-S bonds are not required for the sonochemical formation of proteinaceous microspheres: The case of streptavidin

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 366, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 705-707

  Avivi, Sigalit ^a   Gedanken, Aharon ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Sonochemistry; Streptavidin microspheres; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PROTEINS; SONOCHEMISTRY; SULFUR;

PROTEINACEOUS MICROSPHERES;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CYSTEINE; MICROSPHERE; PROTEIN; STREPTAVIDIN; SULFUR;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; CYSTEINE; DISULFIDES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSPHERES; PROTEINS; STREPTAVIDIN; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0037106452     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20020676     Document Type: Article

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