Temperature- and pH-induced structural changes in the membrane of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Aeropyrum pernix K1

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 219, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Ulrih, Nataša Poklar ^a   Adamlje, Urška ^a   Nemec, Marjanca ^b   Šentjurc, Marjeta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electron paramagnetic resonance; Extremophile; Fluorescence emission spectroscopy; Pyrene

Indexed keywords

PALMITIC ACID; PYRENE;

AEROPYRUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AEROPYRUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PYRENES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPIN LABELS; TEMPERATURE;

AEROPYRUM PERNIX; ARCHAEA;

EID: 36649036954     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-007-9061-9     Document Type: Article

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