S–S bonds are not required for the sonochemical formation of proteinaceous microspheres: the case of streptavidin
- 15 September 2002
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 366 (3) , 705-707
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj20020676
Abstract
Proteinaceous microspheres can be prepared using the sonochemical method. However, it is known that these proteins should possess at least one cysteine residue in order to obtain stable microspheres using this method. In the present study, we have produced streptavidin microspheres, using the sonochemical method, from streptavidin, which does not have any cysteine residues.Keywords
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