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ArticleChemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry2013

Investigation of sickle-cell haemoglobin polymerisation under electrochemical control.

Zeshan Iqbal, Matthew Li, Rachel McKendry, Michael Horton, Daren J Caruana

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Article in Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors.

Zeshan IqbalDepartment of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St., London, WC1 H 0AJ, UK.
Matthew Li
Rachel McKendry
Michael Horton
Daren J Caruana

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe an electrochemistry-based technique to control and monitor the polymerisation of sickle-cell haemoglobin (HbS). The polymerisation was monitored as a change in turbidity during the depletion of oxygen in a small volume custom-built thin-layer electrochemical cell. The cell allowed the investigation of HbS polymerisation as a function of HbS concentration, temperature and solution pH. We confirm that the oxygen was efficiently depleted using finite-element modelling to accurately recreate the electrochemical thin-layer cell. Understanding the nucleation and growth of HbS polymerisation will provide a better understanding of the pathophysiology of sickle-cell disease in vivo, and thus help improve therapeutic strategies for this common and frequently disabling disorder.

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Electrochemical TechniquesAnemia, Sickle CellHemoglobin, SickleHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationOxygenPolymerizationTemperatureHemoglobin, SickleOxygenelectrochemistryhaemoglobinoxygen depletionprotein polymerisationsickle-cell anemia

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PMID23703945
PMCPMC4016751

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