Phospholipid membrane protection by sugar molecules during dehydration-insights into molecular mechanisms using scattering techniques

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 8148-8163

  Garvey, Christopher J ^a   Lenné, Thomas ^b   Koster, Karen L ^c   Kent, Ben ^a   Bryant, Gary ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiology; Contrast variation small angle neutron scattering; Cryobiology; Membranes; Phospholipids; Sugars; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

SUGAR; CARBOHYDRATE; MEMBRANE LIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

CELL PROTECTION; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; COMPRESSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE THAWING; HYDRATION FORCES EXPLANATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIPID ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WIDE ANGLE X RAY SCATTERING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DEHYDRATION; METABOLISM; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL MEMBRANE; DEHYDRATION; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SCATTERING, SMALL ANGLE; SYNCHROTRONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84877022793     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14048148     Document Type: Review

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