A Microbeam X-ray Diffraction Study of Insulin Spherulites

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 362, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 327-333

  Yagi, N ^a   Ohta, N ^a   Iida, T ^a   Inoue, K ^a  

^a JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

insulin amyloid; micro x ray diffraction; spherulite; synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN BOND; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33747755522     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.07.041     Document Type: Article

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