Thiolated polymers: Evidence for the formation of disulphide bonds with mucus glycoproteins

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-214

  Leitner, Verena M ^a   Walker, Greg F ^a   Bernkop Schnürch, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Disulphide bonds; Mucin; Poly(acrylic acid); Rheology; Thiomers

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; CYSTEINE; MUCIN; POLY(ACRYLATE METHACRYLATE); POLYMER;

ADHESION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; DIFFUSION; DISULFIDE BOND; ELUTION; FLOW RATE; GEL; GEL FILTRATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

EID: 0042140521     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(03)00061-4     Document Type: Article

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