Influence of macromolecular crowding upon the stability and state of association of proteins: Predictions and observations

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1668-1675

  Minton, Allen P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Macromolecular excipients; Protein aggregation; Protein denaturation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CHAPERONIN; DEXTRAN; F ACTIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; LYSOZYME; POLYMER; PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE; SARCOSINE; SPECTRIN; TUBULIN;

CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ISOMERIZATION; MACROMOLECULE; PREDICTION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 25444487734     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.20417     Document Type: Article

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