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[Stabilization of the alpha-fetoprotein structure with sucrose]
Bioorganicheskaia Khimiia
|June 1, 1996
Summary
Human alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) structure is stabilized by sucrose. This effect suggests specific sucrose binding by AFP, as it persists after dialysis but weakens when sucrose is broken down by invertase.
Area of Science:
- Biochemistry
- Protein Structure
- Spectroscopy