Partitioning of amphiphiles between coexisting ordered and disordered phases in two-phase lipid bilayer membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3019-3025

  Mesquita, Rute M R S ^a   Melo, Eurico ^a   Thompson, Thomas E ^b   Vaz, Winchil L C ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; CARBON; DILAUROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DISTEAROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPID;

ARTICLE; LIPID BILAYER; PARTITION COEFFICIENT;

EID: 0034125920     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76840-8     Document Type: Article

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