“…Previous studies have shown the effects of chaperones (39–41), metal ions (19, 32, 42), membranes (43), trifluoroethanol or SDS co-solvents (28, 29, 44), GAGs (18, 30, 45, 46), and other natural compounds (13, 17, 47) on the formation of amyloid fibrils in vitro . For some of these compounds, detailed kinetic analysis has revealed the effect of each reagent on the different kinetic steps in aggregation, including primary nucleation, elongation from fibril ends, and secondary processes such as fibril fragmentation and secondary nucleation (39–41, 43, 48). Such studies can provide important information on the role of biologically relevant and other compounds on amyloid formation, including how the different factors may act synergistically to alter the course of aggregation in an in vitro setting (17, 30).…”