Low solubility of unconjugated bilirubin in dimethylsulfoxide-watersystems: Implications for pKa determinations

BMC Biochemistry

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-7

  Mukerjee, Pasupati ^a   Ostrow, J Donald ^b,c   Tiribelli, Claudio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BINDING; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; PH MEASUREMENT; PKA; SEDIMENTATION; SOLUBILITY; SUPERNATANT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34248388495     PISSN: 14712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-3-17     Document Type: Article

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