Increase on the initial soluble heme levels in acidic conditions is an important mechanism for spontaneous heme crystallization in vitro

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Stiebler, Renata ^a   Hoang, Anh N ^b   Egan, Timothy J ^c   Wright, David W ^b   Oliveira, Marcus F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA HEMATIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HEMATIN; MACROGOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ACID; HEME; HEMOPROTEIN; HEMOZOIN;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; SOLUBILIZATION; SYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY;

ACIDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEME; HEMEPROTEINS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 77958530660     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012694     Document Type: Article

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