Estrogen receptor-ligand complexes measured by chip-based nanoelectrospray mass spectrometry: An approach for the screening of endocrine disruptors

Protein Science

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 938-946

  Bovet, Cédric ^a   Wortmann, Arno ^a   Eiler, Sylvia ^b   Granger, Florence ^b   Ruff, Marc ^b   Gerrits, Bertran ^a   Moras, Dino ^b   Zenobi, Renato ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; Endocrine disruptors; Estrogen receptor; Noncovalent; Nuclear receptor; Solution affinity

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYTAMOXIFEN; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GENISTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RADIOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; HUMANS; LIGANDS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 34247572309     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.062664107     Document Type: Article

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