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C Exley1, N C Price, S M Kelly, J D Birchall.
Abstract
We have used circular dichroism spectroscopy to confirm that, in a membrane-mimicking solvent, A beta P(1-40) adopts a partially helical conformation and we have demonstrated the loss of this structure in the presence of physiologically relevant concentrations of aluminium. This is the first evidence of a direct biochemical interaction between aluminium and beta-amyloid and may have important implications for the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8405368 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)80137-j
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124