Solubility of lysozyme in polyethylene glycol-electrolyte mixtures: The depletion interaction and ion-specific effects

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1285-1294

  Bončina, Matjaž ^a   Reščič, Jurij ^a   Vlachy, Vojko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; ION; LYSOZYME; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; SOLUBILITY;

COMPLEX MIXTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROLYTES; IONS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MURAMIDASE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

EID: 51049086418     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.128694     Document Type: Article

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