Organic polyanions act as complexants of prion protein in soil

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 367, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-329

  Polano, Maurizio ^a,b   Anselmi, Claudio ^a,c   Leita, Liviana ^d   Negro, Alessandro ^e   De Nobili, Maria ^b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c DEMOCRITOS NATIONAL SIMULATION CENTER   (Italy)

^d Gruppo di Ricerca di Gorizia   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic wasting disease; Clay; Docking; Humic acid; Infectivity of soil; Pollution of soil

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; HUMIC ACID; POLYANION; PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLAY; ELECTRICITY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; ANIONS; BINDING SITES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PRIONS; PROTEIN BINDING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 38349064802     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.12.143     Document Type: Article

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