Interaction of nisin with planar lipid bilayers monitored by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 293-300

  Giffard, C J ^a   Ladha, S ^b   Mackie, A R ^b   Clark, D C ^b   Sanders, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FRAP; Lantibiotic; Mode of action; Nisin; Planar lipid bilayer

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; LANTIBIOTIC; NISIN;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; BLEACHING; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEMBRANE INTERACTION; FOOD PRESERVATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; LIPID METABOLISM; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NISIN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029984783     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900079     Document Type: Article

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