Multivalent protein polymers with controlled chemical and physical properties

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1530-1540

  Top, Ayben ^a   Kiick, Kristi L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Fibril; Glycopolymer; Multivalent interactions; Nanoparticle array; Nanostructure; PEGylation; Polypeptide; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

FIBRIL; GLYCOPOLYMERS; MULTIVALENT INTERACTIONS; NANOPARTICLE ARRAY; PEGYLATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

POLYPEPTIDES;

ALANINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; MACROGOL; POLYPEPTIDE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MACROMOLECULE; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TEMPERATURE;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS;

EID: 78649841343     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2010.05.002     Document Type: Review

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