Effect of changing the size of lipid headgroup on peptide insertion into membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 239-244

  Heller, William T ^a   He, Ke ^a   Ludtke, Steve J ^a   Harroun, Thad A ^a   Huang, Huey W ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALAMETHICIN; LIPID; PEPTIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 0031006189     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78064-0     Document Type: Article

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