A differential scanning calorimetric and (super 31)P NMR spectroscopic study of the effect of transmembrane alpha-helical peptides on the lamellar-reversed hexagonal phase transition of phosphatidylethanolamine model membranes

Authors :: Liu, Feng
Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H.
Hodges, Robert S.
McElhaney, Ronald N.
Source :: Biochemistry. Jan 23, 2001, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p760, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: The alpha-helical transmembrane peptide Ac-K(sub 2)L(sub 24)K(sub 2)-amide produces inverted nonlamellar phases and this effect is not affected by structural changes. It also does not appear to involve lipid-peptide hydrophobic mismatch.

Subjects :: Membrane proteins -- Research
Bilayer lipid membranes -- Research
Biological sciences
Chemistry

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