Conducting gramicidin channel activity in phospholipid monolayers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2694-2703

  Nelson, Andrew ^a,b  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; GRAMICIDIN; ION CHANNEL; PHOSPHOLIPID;

AMPEROMETRY; ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ION CONDUCTANCE; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0034996075     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76238-8     Document Type: Article

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