Binding and inhibitory effect of the food colorants Sunset Yellow and Ponceau 4R on amyloid fibrillation of lysozyme

Abstract

Amyloid fibrillogenesis of proteins is known to be the root cause of a large number of diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's disease, spongiform encephalopathy, amyloid polyneuropathy, type-II diabetes,<italic>etc.</italic>