Pyrularia thionin: Physical properties, binding to phospholipid bilayers and cellular responses

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 391, Issue , 1996, Pages 279-291

  Vernon, Leo P ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PYRULARIA THIONIN; THIONINE; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0029938201     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0361-9_22     Document Type: Article

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