Spin-labeled gramicidin A: Channel formation and dissociation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3504-3517

  Dzikovski, Boris G ^a,b   Borbat, Petr P ^a   Freed, Jack H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PHOTOCHEMISTRY CENTER   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DISTEAROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; GRAMICIDIN A; GRAMICIDIN; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE LIPID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; DIMERIZATION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID MEMBRANE; PHASE TRANSITION; SPIN LABELING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; METHODOLOGY; POROSITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAMICIDIN; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PHASE TRANSITION; POROSITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 16344364195     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.044305     Document Type: Article

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