Rapid aggregation and assembly in aqueous solution of Aβ (25-35) peptide

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-303

  Millucci, Lia ^a   Raggiaschi, Roberto ^b   Franceschini, Davide ^b   Terstappen, Georg ^b   Santucci, Annalisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Siena Biotech SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A (25 35); Aggregation; Amyloid; Assembly; Seeding

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[25-35]; CONGO RED; THIOFLAVINE; WATER;

AGGREGATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; PEPTIDE; PH; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; FIBER; FLUOROMETRY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; CONGO RED; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; NEUROTOXINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 69249200012     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-009-0033-3     Document Type: Article

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