Ile-Phe dipeptide self-assembly: Clues to amyloid formation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1732-1741

  De Groot, Natalia Sánchez ^a   Parella, Teodor ^a   Aviles, Francesc X ^a   Vendrell, Josep ^a   Ventura, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; CONGO RED; DIPEPTIDE; ISOLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; NANOMATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 33847772827     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.096677     Document Type: Article

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