The effects of inhibitors upon pore formation by diphtheria toxin and diphtheria toxin T domain

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-233

  Sharpe, J C ^a   Kachel, K ^a   London, E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence quenching; Lipid protein interaction; Membrane insertion; Model membranes

Indexed keywords

AMARANTH; CIBACRON BLUE F3GA; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; MALACHITE GREEN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COLORING AGENTS; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; ROSANILINE DYES; TRIAZINES;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SIPROETA STELENES;

EID: 0033214894     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900573     Document Type: Article

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