Free energy of sickle hemoglobin polymerization: A scaled-particle treatment for use with dextran as a crowding agent

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3629-3634

  Liu, Zenghui ^a   Weng, Weijun ^a   Bookchin, Robert M ^b   Lew, Virgilio L ^c   Ferrone, Frank A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

DEXTRANS; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; PROTEIN BINDING; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 43649102320     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.117465     Document Type: Article

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