Interfacial tryptophan residues: A role for the cation-π effect?

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3985-3996

  Petersen, Frederic N R ^a   Jensen, Morten Ø ^b   Nielsen, Claus H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 PALMITOYL 2 OLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; 2 OLEOYL 1 PALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; GRAMICIDIN A; INDOLE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; HYDROGEN BOND; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLARIZATION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 28444469286     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 00063495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.061804     Document Type: Article

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