Monomer adds to preformed structured oligomers of Abeta-peptides by a two-stage dock-lock mechanism.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on December 26, 2006

Authors

Phuong H Nguyen1, Mai Suan Li, Gerhard Stock, John E Straub, D Thirumalai

Author Affiliations

1: *Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, J. W. Goethe University, Marie-Curie-Strasse 11, D-60439 Frankfurt, Germany.

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