The structure of the amyloid-β peptide high-affinity copper II binding site in Alzheimer disease

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 3447-3456

  Streltsov, Victor A ^a   Titmuss, Stephen J ^a   Epa, V Chandana ^a   Barnham, Kevin J ^b,c,d   Masters, Colin L ^b,c,d   Varghese, Joseph N ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; BUFFER; COPPER;

ABSORPTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUANTUM THEORY; TEMPERATURE; X RAY;

ABSORPTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; BINDING SITES; BUFFERS; COPPER; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUANTUM THEORY; TEMPERATURE; X-RAYS;

EID: 55249123932     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.134429     Document Type: Article

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