Atomic force microscopic observation of Escherichia coli ribosomes in solution

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 300-302

  Matsuura, Toshihiko ^a,b   Tanaka, Hiroyuki ^a   Matsumoto, Takuya ^a   Kawai, Tomoji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIMADZU CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Bioimaging; Escherichia coli ribosome

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MICA; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOIMAGING; BUFFER SOLUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI RIBOSOME; RIBOSOMES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARTICLE SIZE; RIBOSOME; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PARTICLE SIZE; RIBOSOMES; SOLUTIONS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 31444442461     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.300     Document Type: Article

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