Synthesis of d-amino acid peptides and their effect on beta-amyloid aggregation and toxicity in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans

Medicinal Chemistry Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3991-4000

  Jagota, Seema ^a   Rajadas, Jayakumar ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Amyloid beta peptide; Bis ANS; Caenorhabditis elegans; d amino acids; Thioflavin T

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-42]; DEXTRO AMINO ACID;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84879507144     PISSN: 10542523     EISSN: 15548120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00044-012-0386-2     Document Type: Article

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