Penetration of the insect defensin A into phospholipid monolayers and formation of defensin A-lipid complexes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2527-2533

  Maget Dana, Régine ^a   Ptak, Marius ^a,b  

^a CENTRE DE BIOPHYSIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; INSECT; LARVA; LIPID MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030734903     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78281-X     Document Type: Article

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