Analyzing heat capacity profiles of peptide-containing membranes: Cluster formation of gramicidin A

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2427-2439

  Ivanova, V P ^a   Makarov, I M ^a   Schaffer T E ^a   Heimburg, T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GRAMICIDIN A; LIPID;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; GEL; HEAT; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037379826     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75047-4     Document Type: Article

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