Unfolding and fibrillogenesis of insulin: Temperature, pressure and chemistry

High Pressure Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 733-736

  Dirix, C ^a   Meersman, F ^a   Smeller, L ^b   Heremans, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Cyclodextrins; Fibrillogenesis; FTIR spectroscopy; Insulin; Pressure

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DISEASES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PH EFFECTS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

FIBRIL FORMATION; FIBRILLOGENESIS;

INSULIN;

EID: 0346110652     PISSN: 08957959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957950212452     Document Type: Article

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