9,10-Anthraquinone hinders beta-aggregation: how does a small molecule interfere with Abeta-peptide amyloid fibrillation?

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Published in Protein Sci on April 01, 2009

Authors

Marino Convertino1, Riccardo Pellarin, Marco Catto, Angelo Carotti, Amedeo Caflisch

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

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