Tryptophan contributions to the empirical free-energy profile in gramicidin A/M heterodimer channels

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3230-3241

  Durrant, Jacob Devin ^a   Caywood, Devin ^a   Busath, David D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAMICIDIN; GRAMICIDIN A; GRAMICIDIN DERIVATIVE; GRAMICIDIN M; HETERODIMER; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENERGY; FLUORINATION; ION TRANSPORT; KINETICS; LIPID BILAYER; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33751210117     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.078782     Document Type: Article

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