Mechanism of membrane damage by Clostridium perfringens alpha-toxin

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 533-538

  Nagahama, Masahiro ^a   Michiue, Kei ^a   Mukai, Masakazu ^a   Ochi, Sadayuki ^a   Sakurai, Jun ^a  

^a TOKUSHIMA BUNRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha toxin; Clostridium perfringens; Fatty acyl residue; Liposome; Phosphatidylcholine; Phospholipase C

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; DISTEAROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031855327     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02321.x     Document Type: Article

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