Determination of membrane protein molecular weight using sedimentation equilibrium analytical ultracentrifugation

Current Protocols in Protein Science

Volumn , Issue SUPPL.53, 2008, Pages

  Fleming, Karen G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical ultracentrifugation; Membrane protein; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CALCULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MACROMOLECULE; MICELLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SEDIMENTATION EQUILIBRIUM ANALYTICAL ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; SOLUBILIZATION; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; LIPID BILAYER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENTATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DETERGENTS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 55249091365     PISSN: 19343655     EISSN: 19343663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471140864.ps0712s53     Document Type: Review

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