The membrane-permeabilizing effect of avenacin A-1 involves the reorganization of bilayer cholesterol

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 281-290

  Armah, C N ^a   Mackie, A R ^a   Roy, C ^a   Price, K ^b   Osbourn, A E ^c   Bowyer, P ^c   Ladha, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Biochemistry Department   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVENACIN A1; CHOLESTEROL; NATURAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; DIFFUSION; HYDROLYSIS; LIPID BILAYER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OAT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032911917     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77196-1     Document Type: Article

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