Table 1 Thermodynamic parameters for nucleation and fibril growth of the fibril formation by the apoA-IV 1‒70 fragmenta.

From: Amyloid-forming property of the N-terminal 1−70 residues of human apolipoprotein A-IV

 

∆H* (kJ/mol)b

∆S* (J/mol K)b

∆G* (kJ/mol)c

Nucleation (k1)

‒10 ± 10

‒391 ± 31

112 ± 13

Fibril growth (k2)

27 ± 2

‒230 ± 7

98 ± 3

  1. aThe data are from at least three independent experiments.
  2. bΔH* and ΔS* were obtained from the slope and y-intercept of the linear plot, respectively, according to Eq. 3.
  3. cΔG* was calculated from ΔH* and ΔS* according to ∆G* = ∆H* – T∆S* at 37 °C.
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