Mass spectrometry of macromolecular assemblies: preservation and dissociation

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-251

  Benesch, Justin LP ^a   Robinson, Carol V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; MACROMOLECULE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL PROTEOMICS;

MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 33646013923     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2006.03.009     Document Type: Review

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