Crystallization of antimicrobial pores in membranes: Magainin and protegrin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 2002-2009

  Yang, Lin ^a   Weiss, Thomas M ^a   Lehrer, Robert I ^b   Huang, Huey W ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGAININ DERIVATIVE; PROTEGRIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDRATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033798839     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76448-4     Document Type: Article

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