The effect of osmolytes on protein fibrillation

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 3801-3819

  Macchi, Francesca ^a   Eisenkolb, Maike ^b   Kiefer, Hans ^b   Otzen, Daniel E ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b BIBERACH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Fibrillation mechanism; Glucagon; Polymorphism; Taurine

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINE O SULFATE; ECTOINE; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLOBULAR PROTEIN; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; GLYCINE; MANNOSE; OSMOLYTE; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PROLINE; PROTEIN; SARCOSINE; SERINE; SMALL ORGANIC MOLECULE; SORBITOL; SUCROSE; SULFATE; TAURINE; TREHALOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINO ACID; METHYLAMINE; PROTEIN AGGREGATE; SUGAR ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRESS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FIBRILLATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

AMINO ACIDS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GLUCAGON; METHYLAMINES; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PROTEIN AGGREGATES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUGAR ALCOHOLS;

EID: 84858993924     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13033801     Document Type: Article

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