Irreversible gelation of thermally unfolded proteins: Structural and mechanical properties of lysozyme aggregates

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1007-1017

  Raccosta, Samuele ^a,b   Manno, Mauro ^a   Bulone, Donatella ^a   Giacomazza, Daniela ^a   Militello, Valeria ^a,b   Martorana, Vincenzo ^a   San Biagio, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gelation; Percolation; Protein aggregation; Thermal irreversibility; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952099647     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-009-0503-4     Document Type: Article

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