Amyloid fibrillation of hen egg-white lysozyme is inhibited by TCEP

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 381, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 639-642

  Wang, Steven S S ^a   Liu, Kuan Nan ^a   Lu, Yen Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amyloid fibril; Inhibitor; Lysozyme; Reductant; TCEP

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; EGG WHITE; LYSOZYME; TRIS(2 CARBOXYETHYL)PHOSPHINE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEN; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

AMYLOID; ANIMALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MURAMIDASE; PHOSPHINES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 62649114448     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.02.103     Document Type: Article

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