Trichosanthin can spontaneously penetrate phospholipid monolayer under acid condition

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 1892-1895

  Xia, Xiaofeng ^a   Wang, Shaoxiong ^a   Luo, Jianbang ^b   Wong, Ricky N S ^b   Sui, Senfang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Critical insertion pressure; Lipid monolayer; Trichosanthin (TCS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001207270     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02886348     Document Type: Article

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