Quantitative characterization of weak self-association in concentrated solutions of immunoglobulin G via the measurement of sedimentation equilibrium and osmotic pressure

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 28, 2007, Pages 8373-8378

  Jiménez, Mercedes ^a   Rivas, Germán ^a   Minton, Allen P ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OLIGOMERIC SPECIES; TRIMERS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; OSMOSIS;

ANTIBODIES;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SOLUTIONS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 34447566117     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi7005515     Document Type: Article

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