Simulation studies of alamethicin-bilayer interactions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 627-636

  Biggin, P C ^a   Breed, J ^b   Son, H S ^a   Sansom, M S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALAMETHICIN; ION CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SIMULATION;

EID: 0031022167     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78701-0     Document Type: Article

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