Amyloid fibril nucleation: Effect of amino acid hydrophobicity

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 5289-5299

  Auer, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

DIRECT POLYMERIZATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONCENTRATION; GENERAL EXPRESSION; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; POLYMERIZATION PROCESS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS; THRESHOLD CONCENTRATIONS;

NUCLEATION;

AMINO ACID; AMYLOID;

CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SOLUBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMINO ACIDS; AMYLOID; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84901377182     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp411370y     Document Type: Article

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