Tryptophan orientation in model lipid membranes

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 361, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 645-650

  Esbjörner, Elin K ^a   Caesar, Christina E B ^a   Albinsson, Bo ^a   Lincoln, Per ^a   Nordén, Bengt ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Indole; Linear dichroism; Lipid membrane interface; Membrane anchors; Orientation; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

CATION; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; LIPID; LIPOSOME; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DIPOLE; HYDROGEN BOND; LINEAR DICHROISM; LIPID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE BINDING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

BINDING SITES; INDOLES; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; TRYPTOPHAN; UNILAMELLAR LIPOSOMES;

EID: 34547755860     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.07.135     Document Type: Article

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