Influence of proline position upon the ion channel activity of alamethicin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2151-2159

  Kaduk, Christine ^a   Duclohier, Hervé ^b   Dathe, Margitta ^a   Wenschuh, Holger ^a   Beyermann, Michael ^a   Molle, Gérard ^b   Bienert, Michael ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR MOLEKULARE PHARMAKOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALAMETHICIN; ION CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE VESICLE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030896697     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78858-1     Document Type: Article

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