Alamethicin helices in a bilayer and in solution: Molecular dynamics simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 40-49

  Tieleman, D Peter ^a   Sansom, Mark S P ^b,c   Berendsen, Herman J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALAMETHICIN; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; METHANOL; WATER;

ALPHA HELIX; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHANNEL GATING; HYDROGEN BOND; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

EID: 0032951553     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77176-6     Document Type: Article

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