Pressure stability of insulin: A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study

High Pressure Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2003, Pages 63-66

  Dirix, C ^a   Meersman, F ^a   Heremans, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Amyloid fibrils; Denaturation; FTIR; Insulin; Pressure

Indexed keywords

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

AMYLOID FIBRILS; MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURES; PRESSURE STABILITY; PRESSURE TREATMENT;

INSULIN;

EID: 2542535943     PISSN: 08957959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0895795031000109661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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