Alcohols reduce lateral membrane pressures: Predictions from molecular theory

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4081-4090

  Frischknecht, Amalie L ^a   Douglas Frink, Laura J ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BUTANOL; HEXANOL; LIPID; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE; INTERFACE PRESSURE; LIPID BILAYER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PREDICTION; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 33845369592     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.091918     Document Type: Article

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