Fluorescence study on the interactions of PAMAM dendrimers and their derivatives with bovine serum albumin

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 2436-2441

  Wang, Yanming ^a   Song, Yu ^a   Kong, Deling ^a   Yu, Yaoting ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bovine serum albumin; Circular dichroism; Fluorescence quenching; Poly(amidoamine) dendrimers

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33749864821     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/982005-445     Document Type: Article

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