Schematic representation of molecular mechanism of protein aggregation inhibition by zwitterionic polymers (IMAGE)

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Schematic representation of molecular mechanism of protein aggregation inhibition by zwitterionic polymers

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Schematic representation of the sequence of on-pathway structural changes accompanying insulin fibrillation as well as the role of zwitterionic polymer in suppressing the formation of insulin aggregates.

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Kazuaki Matsumura from JAIST.

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