Automated measurement of the static light scattering of macromolecular solutions over a broad range of concentrations

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 381, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 254-257

  Fernández, Cristina ^a   Minton, Allen P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bovine serum albumin; Concentrated protein solutions; Nonideal solutions; Ovalbumin; Ovomucoid; Rayleigh scattering

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAMMALS; PROTEINS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; NON-IDEAL SOLUTION; OVALBUMINS; OVOMUCOID; PROTEIN SOLUTION;

SOLUTION MINING;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; OVALBUMIN; OVOMUCOID; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 50249139548     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.06.032     Document Type: Article

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