Amyloid defining properties

A. Defining Properties of Amyloid and Their Fulfillment in Prion Filaments... 

Properties shown in bold are defining properties of amyloid fibrils. 

Our findings reveal that amyloid fibrils represent a well-defined class of highly organised materials with similar physical properties that can be compared and contrasted on the nanometre scale with well-established types of more conventional materials [35]. Specifically, the core structure of the fibrils is stabilised primarily by interactions, particularly hydrogen bonds, involving the polypeptide main chain (Fig. 13.5). As the main chain is common to all... 

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