Spectroscopic and Functional Characterization of Human β-Synuclein

To elucidate potential biological roles of human beta-synuclein, we studied its conformational changes under various conditions. The structural and functional properties of beta-synuclein were characterized using biochemical and bio-physical methods including: a functional assay, mass spectrometry, size exclusion chromatography, circular dichroism (CD), and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results showed beta-synuclein has a high proportion of random coil in solution.