Helix-helix interactions in lipid bilayers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 3046-3050

  Ben Tal, Nir ^a   Honig, Barry ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; LIPID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SOLVENT;

ALPHA HELIX; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DIPOLE; HYDROGEN BOND; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; SOLVATION;

EID: 0029768644     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79498-5     Document Type: Article

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