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The dissociated form of κ-casein is the precursor to its amyloid fibril formation

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Authors

Ecroyd, Heath

Thorn, Davic C.

Liu, Yanqin

Carver, John

Publisher

Portland Press

Abstract

Bovine milk κ-casein forms a self-associating oligomeric micellelike species, in equilibrium with dissociated forms. In its native form, intra- and inter-molecular disulfide bonds lead to the formation of multimeric species ranging from monomers to decam

Keywords

Keywords: Amyloid fibril; Dissociating agents; Disulfide bond; Disulfide bonds; Protein aggregation; Critical micelle concentration; Glycoproteins; Micelles; Oligomerization; pH effects; Casein; amyloid; disulfide; kappa casein; amyloid; casein; thiazole derivative Amyloid fibril; Casein; Dissociating agent; Disulfide bond; Micelle; Protein aggregation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63278

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Biochemical Journal

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1042/BJ20091949

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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