Molecular crowding effects of linear polymers in protein solutions

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 186-195

  Winzor, Donald J ^a   Wills, Peter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dextrans; Polyethylene glycols; Polymer molecular crowding effects; Protein polymer virial coefficients; Thermodynamic nonideality

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; CYTOCHROME C; DEXTRAN; MACROGOL; POLYMER; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; DNA REPLICATION; EQUILIBRIUM DIALYSIS; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERIZATION; MACROMOLECULE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEDIMENTATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; CARBONIC ANHYDRASES; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CYTOCHROMES C; DEXTRANS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SERUM ALBUMIN; SOLUTIONS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30844466169     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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