Protein folding and protein-ligand interactions monitored by electrospray mass spectrometry

Current Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-204

  Ferguson, Peter L ^a   Kuprowski, Mark C ^a   Boys, Brian L ^a   Wilson, Derek J ^a   Pan, Jingxi ^a   Konermann, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Charge state distribution; Folding intermediate; Macromolecular assembly; Noncovalent complex; Protein conformation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODEPOSITION; GASES; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIGANDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEIN FOLDING; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CHARGE STATE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; FOLDING INTERMEDIATES; GAS-PHASES; IONIZATION PROCESS; MACROMOLECULAR ASSEMBLY; NON-COVALENT COMPLEXES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDINGS; PROTEIN-LIGAND INTERACTIONS;

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 67650002073     PISSN: 15734110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341109787846180     Document Type: Review

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