From lanosterol to cholesterol: Structural evolution and differential effects on lipid bilayers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1429-1444

  Miao, Ling ^a   Nielsen, Morten ^b,c   Thewalt, Jenifer ^d   Ipsen, John H ^b   Bloom, Myer ^e   Zuckermann, Martin J ^c,d   Mouritsen, Ole G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LANOSTEROL; LIPID; STEROL;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITION;

ARMADILLO; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036198064     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75497-0     Document Type: Article

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