Binding of an oxindole alkaloid from Uncaria tomentosa to amyloid protein (Aβ1-40)

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 821-826

  Frackowiak, Teresa ^a   Baczek, Tomasz ^a   Kaliszan, Roman ^a   Zbikowska, Beata ^b   Gleńsk, Michał ^b   Fecka, Izabela ^b   Cisowski, Wojciech ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Binding constant; Capillary electrophoresis (CE); Hummel Dreyer method; Scatchard analysis

Indexed keywords

UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 33846518401     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2006-11-1209     Document Type: Article

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