Congo red interaction with α-proteins

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-91

  Sereikaite, Jolanta ^a   Bumelis, Vladas Algirdas ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Congo red; Dye binding; Native proteins; Oligomerization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645227600     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2006_3366     Document Type: Article

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