Liposomes containing sphingomyelin and cholesterol: Detergent solubilisation and infrared spectroscopic studies

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-260

  Patra, Samir K ^a   Alonso, Alicia ^a   Arrondo, José L R ^a   Goñi, Félix M ^a  

^a CSIC UPV Unidad de Biofisica UBF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Detergent; Rafts; Sphingomyelin

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTANE DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; DETERGENT; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROXYL GROUP; LIPOSOME; SPHINGOMYELIN; TRITON X 100; UREA; WATER;

ARTICLE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033000398     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08982109909024788     Document Type: Article

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