Protein-protein binding affinities in solution determined by electrospray mass spectrometry

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 408-417

  Liu, Jiangjiang ^a   Konermann, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological mass spectrometry; Dissociation constant; Electrospray ionization; Noncovalent interactions; Protein complex

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MASS SPECTROMETRY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ELECTROSPRAYS; NON-COVALENT INTERACTION; PROTEIN COMPLEX;

BINDING ENERGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPLEXATION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; ION SOURCES; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; STOICHIOMETRY;

PROTEINS;

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FLOW RATE; IONIZATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMOGLOBINS; LACTOGLOBULINS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

BOVINAE;

EID: 79955771507     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: 18791123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13361-010-0052-1     Document Type: Article

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