Amyloid β-Protein (1-38) trifluoroacetate salt

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
131438-74-9

[ Name ]:
Amyloid β-Protein (1-38) trifluoroacetate salt

Biological Activity

[Description]:

β-Amyloid (1-38) (Aβ (1-38); Aβ38) is aAβ Fragment.

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₈₄H₂₇₇N₅₁O₅₆S

Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

Articles

beta-Amyloid peptides destabilize calcium homeostasis and render human cortical neurons vulnerable to excitotoxicity.

J. Neurosci. 12 , 376-389, (1992)

In Alzheimer's disease (AD), abnormal accumulations of beta-amyloid are present in the brain and degenerating neurons exhibit cytoskeletal aberrations (neurofibrillary tangles). Roles for beta-amyloid...

Morphology and antibody recognition of synthetic beta-amyloid peptides.

J. Neurosci. Res. 28 , 474-485, (1991)

To elucidate the relationship between amyloid fibril formation in Alzheimer disease (AD) and the primary structure of the beta-amyloid protein (beta-AP), we investigated the ability of peptides sharin...

beta-Amyloid induction of gelatinase B secretion in cultured microglia: inhibition by dexamethasone and indomethacin.

Neuroreport 7 , 3077-3080, (1996)

Since administration of anti-inflammatory drugs has been reported to possibly slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, an effort was made to define effector functions induced by beta-amyloid (A be...