Protein Aggregation

Protein aggregation is the aggregation of mis-folded proteins, and is thought to be responsible for many degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's. This book presents current research from across the globe in the study of protein aggregation, including the processes of protein aggregation induced by freezing and lyophilization; functional amyloids; thermally induced aggregation of a model system protein - insulin; the aggregation of albumin; synucleins implicated in neurodegenerative disea...