Sizing the Bacillus anthracis PA63 channel with nonelectrolyte poly(ethylene glycols)

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1157-1164

  Nablo, Brian J ^a   Halverson, Kelly M ^b   Robertson, Joseph W F ^a   Nguyen, Tam L ^c   Panchal, Rekha G ^c   Gussio, Rick ^c   Bavari, Sina ^d   Krasilnikov, Oleg V ^e   Kasianowicz, John J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ELECTROLYTE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POROSITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROLYTES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POROSITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 51049107970     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.121715     Document Type: Article

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