Lysozyme viscoelastic matrices in tetramethylurea/water media: A small angle X-ray scattering study

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-179

  Da Silva, Marcelo A ^a   Itri, Rosângela ^a   Arêas, Elizabeth P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fractals; Lysozyme; Protein networks; Rheology; Small angle X ray scattering; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; PROTEIN; SOLVENT; TETRAMETHYLUREA; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SOLID; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGG WHITE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; METHYLUREA COMPOUNDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MURAMIDASE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 0037120759     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(02)00144-8     Document Type: Article

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