Atomic force microscopy of thermally treated myosin filaments

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 4589-4592

  Iwasaki, Tomohito ^a   Washio, Masahiro ^a   Yamamoto, Katsuhiro ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscope; Gelation; Myosin filament; Thermal denaturation

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; PH; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RABBIT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSINS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RABBITS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 20744459424     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0500381     Document Type: Article

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