Gramicidin-based fluorescence assay; for determining small molecules potential for modifying lipid bilayer properties

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 44, 2010, Pages

  Ingólfsson, Helgi I ^a   Lea Sanford, R ^a   Kapoor, Ruchi ^a   Andersen, Olaf S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilayer properties; Fluorescence quenching; Gramicidin; High throughput drug screening; Issue 44; Membrane properties; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355144004     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2131     Document Type: Article

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