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9,10-Anthraquinone hinders β-aggregation: How does a small molecule interfere with Aβ-peptide amyloid fibrillation?

  1. Marino Convertino1,2,
  2. Riccardo Pellarin1,*,
  3. Marco Catto2,
  4. Angelo Carotti2,
  5. Amedeo Caflisch1,*

Article first published online: 10 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.87

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 4, pages 792–800, April 2009

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Convertino, M., Pellarin, R., Catto, M., Carotti, A. and Caflisch, A. (2009), 9,10-Anthraquinone hinders β-aggregation: How does a small molecule interfere with Aβ-peptide amyloid fibrillation?. Protein Science, 18: 792–800. doi: 10.1002/pro.87

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  1. 1

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland

  2. 2

    Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, Università degli Studi di Bari, I-70125 Bari, Italy

*Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 MAR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 10 FEB 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 10 FEB 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 26 JAN 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 22 JAN 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 19 NOV 2008

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  • Ministry of University and Scientific Research, Rome, Italy (FIRB project). Grant Number: RBAU01LSCE
  • Swiss National Competence Center in Neural Plasticity and Repair

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