The molecular basis of vitamin E retention: Structure of human α-tocopherol transfer protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 331, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 725-734

  Meier, Reto ^a   Tomizaki, Takashi ^b   Schulze Briese, Clemens ^b   Baumann, Ulrich ^a   Stocker, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ataxia; AVED; Crystal structure; Tocopherol; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CARRIER PROTEIN; LIPID;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0042594614     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00724-1     Document Type: Article

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