Chiral discrimination in a monolayer of a triple-chain phosphatidylcholine

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1789-1795

  Bringezu, F ^a   Brezesinski, G ^b   Nuhn, P ^a   Mohwald H ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BILAYER; RACEMIC MIXTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0029924130     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79742-4     Document Type: Article

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