Proton conduction in gramicidin A and in its dioxolane-linked dimer in different lipid bilayers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2489-2502

  Cukierman, Samuel ^a   Quigley, Edward P ^a,b   Crumrine, David S ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAMICIDIN A; ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; ION CURRENT; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030786782     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78277-8     Document Type: Article

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