Divalent Calcium Ions Inhibit the Penetration of Protamine through the Polysaccharide Brush of the Outer Membrane of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Langmuir

Volumn 19, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 8852-8858

  Pink, D A ^a   Hansen, L Truelstrup ^b   Gill, T A ^b   Quinn, B E ^a   Jericho, M H ^b   Beveridge, T J ^c  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IONS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROBABILITY;

DIVALENT IONS;

AMINES;

EID: 0142185062     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la030193e     Document Type: Article

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