An alpha-helical peptide in AOT micelles prefers to be localized at the water/headgroup interface

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Tian, Jianhui ^a   Garcia, Angel E ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUSATE SODIUM; SURFACTANT; WATER; 1,4 BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE; 1,4-BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL) SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE; PEPTIDE; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ENTROPY; ENVIRONMENT; HYDRATION; MIGRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVERSE MICELLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; LETTER; METABOLISM; MICELLE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

MICELLES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SUCCINATES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER;

EID: 68049137794     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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