Cubic phases of gangliosides in water: Possible role of the conformational bistability of the headgroup

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 236, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 162-176

  Boretta, M ^a   Cantu L ^a   Corti, M ^a   Del Favero, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cubic phases; Gangliosides; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SCATTERING; WATER;

CONFORMATIONAL BISTABILITY; CUBIC PHASES; GANGLIOSIDES; MOLECULAR PACKING; SELF ASSOCIATION; X RAY SCATTERING;

MICELLES;

EID: 0031077854     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(96)00406-2     Document Type: Article

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