Does arginine remain protonated in the lipid membrane? Insights from microscopic pKa calculations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Yoo, Jejoong ^a   Cui, Qiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; PROTON;

CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; KINETICS; LETTER; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY;

ARGININE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PROTONS;

EID: 43149121350     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.122945     Document Type: Article

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