Non-ideal tracer sedimentation equilibrium: A powerful tool for the characterization of macromolecular interactions in crowded solutions

Journal of Molecular Recognition

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 362-367

  Rivas, Germán ^a   Minton, Allen P ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical ultracentrifugation; Hetero association; Macromolecular crowding; Self association

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; TRACER;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; MACROMOLECULE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; FIBRINOGEN; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 4544353906     PISSN: 09523499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmr.708     Document Type: Conference Paper

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