The peptaibol antiamoebin as a model ion channel: Similarities to bacterial potassium channels

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 9, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 769-775

  O'Reilly, Andrias O ^a   Wallace, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alamethicin; Conductance; Crystal structure; Ion channel; Molecular model; Potassium channel

Indexed keywords

ALAMETHICIN; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ION CHANNEL; PEPTAIBOL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; TRICHOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION TRANSPORT; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; ION CHANNELS; IONOPHORES; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0344739801     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.514     Document Type: Article

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