Membrane lipid phase transitions and phase organization studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1828, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2347-2358

  Lewis, Ruthven N A H ^a   McElhaney, Ronald N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Lipid bilayers; Lipid phase transitions; Phase structure; Phospholipids

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; MEMBRANE LIPID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SPHINGOLIPID ACTIVATOR PROTEIN 2; PHOSPHOLIPID;

HUMAN; HYDROCARBON CHAIN MELTING PHASE TRANSITION; HYDROCARBON DEFORMATION; HYDROCARBON ROCKING VIBRATIONAL MODE; HYDROCARBON WAGGING BAND; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LAMELLAR LIPID PHASE TRANSITION; LIPID POLAR HEADGROUP; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE LIPID PHASE TRANSITION; LIQUID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; NONLAMELLAR LIPID PHASE TRANSITION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; QUASI CRYSTALLINE PHASE TRANSITION; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID PHASE TRANSITIONS; METHODOLOGY; PHASE STRUCTURE;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPID PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHASE STRUCTURE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 84884307854     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: 18792642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.10.018     Document Type: Review

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