Statistical thermodynamic analysis of peptide and protein insertion into lipid membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 130-137

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

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; ENTROPY; LIPID BILAYER; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029938187     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79208-1     Document Type: Article

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