Reconstitution into liposomes and functional characterization of the carnitine transporter from renal cell plasma membrane

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1661, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 78-86

  Pochini, Lorena ^a   Oppedisano, Francesca ^a   Indiveri, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Liposome; OCTN2; Plasma membrane; Reconstitution; Transport

Indexed keywords

ACYLCARNITINE; ARGININE; BETAINE; CARNITINE; DIMETHYLGLYCINE; LIPOSOME; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ACIDITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; KIDNEY CELL; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 1042298787     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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