Functional assay of Salmonella typhi OmpC using reconstituted large unilamellar vesicles: a general method for characterization of outer membrane proteins

Biochimie

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1419-1424

  Sundara Baalaji, N ^a   Mathew, M K ^b   Krishnaswamy, S ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Liposome swelling assay; LUV; Membrane porin; OmpC; PEG; Pore size; Salmonella typhi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MACROGOL; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN C; POLYSACCHARIDE; PORIN; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROTEOLIPID; PROTEOLIPOSOMES;

ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEOLIPOSOME; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TYPHOID FEVER; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PORINS; PROTEOLIPIDS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TIME FACTORS; UNILAMELLAR LIPOSOMES;

EID: 33750508962     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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