The effects of N-acyl chain methylations on ceramide molecular properties in bilayer membranes

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 857-863

  Maula, Terhi ^a   Urzelai, Bakarne ^a,b   Peter Slotte, J ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ceramide gel phase; Cholestatrienol; Fluorescence quenching; Sterol displacement; Sterol partitioning; Trans parinaric acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027941689     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-011-0702-7     Document Type: Article

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