Conjugated polyelectrolytes: Conformation-sensitive optical probes for detection of amyloid fibril formation

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3718-3724

  Nilsson, K Peter R ^a   Herland, Anna ^a   Hammarström, Per ^a   Inganäs, Olle ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DISEASES; ELECTRON EMISSION; PROBES; PROTEINS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMYLOID FIBRIL FORMATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONGO RED ABSORPTION;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

AMYLOID; CONGO RED; INSULIN; LYSOZYME; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATION; FIBER; IN VIVO STUDY; KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACETATES; AMYLOID; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; CONGO RED; INSULIN; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MURAMIDASE; POLYMERS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RABBITS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; THIOPHENES;

EID: 14844356353     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi047402u     Document Type: Article

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