Purification and characterization of the central segment of prothymosin-α: Methodology for handling highly acidic peptides

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 721-725

  Wilson, Christopher L ^a   Monteith, William B ^a   Danell, Allison S ^a   Burns, Colin S ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic peptides; Dialysis; Negative ion mode ESI MS; Prothymosin ; Strong anion exchange

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; PROTHYMOSIN ALPHA; SODIUM ION;

ACIDITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; DIALYSIS; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIALYSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SODIUM; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; THYMOSIN;

EID: 33750715094     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.784     Document Type: Article

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