Conformation of peptides in lipid membranes, studied by x-ray grazing incidence scattering

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 396-407

  Spaar, Alexander ^a   Münster, Christian ^a   Salditt, Tim ^a,b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALAMETHICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PEPTIDE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BROOKHAVEN PROTEIN DATA BANK; CHANNEL GATING; FACTUAL DATABASE; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIQUID; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNCHROTRON;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 3042772810     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.040667     Document Type: Article

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