Free-energy determinants of α-helix insertion into lipid bilayers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1803-1812

  Ben Tal, Nir ^a   Ben Shaul, Avinoam ^a,b   Nicholls, Anthony ^a   Honig, Barry ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY RESOURCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029669955     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79744-8     Document Type: Article

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