Characterization of weak protein dimerization by direct analysis of sedimentation equilibrium distributions: The INVEQ approach

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 368, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 168-177

  Winzor, Donald J ^a   Wills, Peter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Protein dimerization; Sedimentation equilibrium; Thermodynamic nonideality

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; DIMERIZATION; MONOMERS; PROTEINS;

EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTIONS; MONOMER-MONOMER INTERACTIONS; NONLINEAR CURVE FITTING; PROTEIN DIMERIZATION; SECOND VIRIAL COEFFICIENTS; SEDIMENTATION EQUILIBRIUM; SIMULATED DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC NON IDEALITIES;

SEDIMENTATION;

CHYMOTRYPSIN A; MONOMER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RELIABILITY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34547561052     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.04.030     Document Type: Article

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