Model protocells from single-chain lipids

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 835-843

  Mansy, Sheref S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Origin of life; Prebiotic; Synthetic biology; Vesicle

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

CATALYSIS; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; REVIEW; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ORIGIN OF LIFE; PREBIOTIC; VESICLE, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, FATTY ACID;

FATTY ACIDS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPIDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 63449115566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10030835     Document Type: Review

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