Protein self-association in crowded protein solutions: A time-resolved fluorescence polarization study

Protein Science

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2960-2969

  Zorrilla, Silvia ^a   Rivas, Germán ^b   Acuña, A Ulises ^a   Lillo, M Pilar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apomyoglobin; Human serum albumin; Macromolecular crowding; Ribonuclease A; Segmental flexibility; Self association; Time resolved fluorescence anisotropy

Indexed keywords

8 ANILINO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID; APOMYOGLOBIN; DIMER; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYE; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; MONOMER; RIBONUCLEASE A;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DIMERIZATION; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; MOLECULE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; APOPROTEINS; DIFFUSION; DIMERIZATION; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HORSES; HUMANS; MYOGLOBIN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE, PANCREATIC; SERUM ALBUMIN; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 4544321668     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.04809404     Document Type: Article

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