Effects of alcohols on the phase transition temperatures of mixed-chain phosphatidylcholines

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2784-2794

  Li, Shusen ^a   Lin, Hai Nan ^a   Wang, Guoquan ^a   Huang, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE BINDING; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0029886343     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79848-X     Document Type: Article

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