Possible involvement of nonbilayer lipids in the stimulation of the activity of cytochrome P450SCC (CYP11A1) and its propensity to induce vesicle aggregation

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-99

  Schwarz, D ^a   Kisselev, P ^b   Wessel, R ^a   Pisch, S ^c   Bornscheuer, U ^c   Schmid, R D ^c  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS   (Belarus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

CYP11A1; Cytochrome P450SCC; Enzymatic activity; Hexagonal II phase; Nonbilayer lipids; Vesicle aggregation

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); FATTY ACID; LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; LIPID VESICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030940997     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-3084(96)02642-4     Document Type: Article

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