Atomic model and micelle dynamics of QS-21 saponin

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 3744-3760

  Pedebos, Conrado ^a   Pol Fachin, Laércio ^a,b   Pons, Ramon ^c   Teixeira, Cilâine V ^a,d   Teixeira, Hugo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED CHEMISTRY OF CATALONIA IQAC CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Glycoconjugates; Micelle; Molecular dynamics; QS 21; Saponins; SAXS

Indexed keywords

QS 21; SAPONIN; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; MICELLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MICELLES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; SAPONINS; SCATTERING, SMALL ANGLE; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84896933468     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules19033744     Document Type: Article

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