Longo DL, Di Gregorio E, Abategiovanni R, Ceccon A, Assfalg M, Molinari H, Aime S. Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST): an efficient tool for detecting molecular information on proteins' behaviour.
Analyst 2014;
139:2687-90. [DOI:
10.1039/c4an00346b]
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Abstract
In this communication, we report that protein remodeling processes, such as aggregation, unfolding and interaction with lipid membranes, may be investigated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) through the CEST mechanism.
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