Effect of tryptophan oligopeptides on the size distribution of POPC liposomes: A dynamic light scattering and turbidimetric study

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 29-47

  Stano, Pasquale ^a,b   Bufali, Simone ^a   Domazou, Anastasia S ^a,c   Luisi, Pier Luigi ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c LABORATORY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dynamic light scattering; Indolicidin; Liposomes; Size regulators; Tryptophan; Turbidimetry

Indexed keywords

2 OLEOYL 1 PALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DIMER; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLICIDIN; LIPOSOME; MONOMER; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHYLTRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHYLTRYPTOPHYLTRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; EVAPORATION; FILM; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIPID VESICLE; MEMBRANE BINDING; MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; TURBIDIMETRY;

INDOLES; LIGHT; LIPOSOMES; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 22144480635     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LPR-64956     Document Type: Article

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