Investigating Structural Proteins by Light Scattering
This thesis evaluates the organization of the structural proteins, Human Gamma D crystallin and Collagen type II, into higher-order structures using light scattering. Specifically, it evaluates the natures of incipient aggregation in Human Gamma D crystallin and the nature of its interactions with C...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2021
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/1018 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2069&context=masters_theses_2 |
Summary: | This thesis evaluates the organization of the structural proteins, Human Gamma D crystallin and Collagen type II, into higher-order structures using light scattering. Specifically, it evaluates the natures of incipient aggregation in Human Gamma D crystallin and the nature of its interactions with CAPEGn, an electrostatic blocker. Additionally, this thesis evaluates whether Collagen type II growth kinetics follows Classical nucleation theory. |
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