Gating kinetics of E. coli poly-3-hydroxybutyrate/polyphosphate channels in planar bilayer membranes

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-145

  Das, S ^a   Reusch, R N ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Channel gating; Poly 3 hydroxybutyrate; Polyphosphate; Single channel recording; Subconductance

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032783861     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900543     Document Type: Article

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