The uncoupling of bacteriorhodopsin by high temperature and anaesthetics

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 100-101, Issue , 1998, Pages 393-396

  Gao, Méi Méi ^a   Boucher, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Bacteriorhodopsin; High temperature

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BACTERIORHODOPSIN; ENFLURANE; PROTON PUMP; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PURPLE MEMBRANE;

ANESTHETICS; BACTERIORHODOPSINS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; TEMPERATURE; XENOBIOTICS;

HALOBACTERIA;

EID: 18144442591     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00212-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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