Evidence for a mechanism by which ω-3 polyunsaturated lipids may affect membrane protein function

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 30, 2005, Pages 10164-10169

  Carrillo Tripp, Mauricio ^a   Feller, Scott E ^a  

^a WABASH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATTY ACIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

BILAYER MEMBRANES; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; POLYUNSATURATED LIPIDS;

PROTEINS;

CHOLESTEROL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHOLESTEROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PRESSURE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 23044495981     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi050822e     Document Type: Article

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