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Measuring Interactions of Globular and Filamentous Proteins by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) and Microscale Thermophoresis (MST)
Published on: November 2, 2018
NMR studies of drug interaction with membranes and membrane-associated proteins
Yan Xu1, Victor E Yushmanov, Pei Tang
1Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15261, USA. xuy@anes.upmc.edu
Abstract:
This review focuses on the recent developments in the study of drug interactions with biological membranes and membrane-associated proteins using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and other spectroscopic techniques. Emphasis is placed on a class of low-affinity neurological agents as exemplified by volatile general anesthetics and structurally related compounds. The technical aspects are reviewed of how to prepare membrane-mimetic systems and of NMR approaches that are either in current use or opening new prospects. A brief literature survey covers studies ranging from drug distribution in simplified lipid matrix to specific drug interaction with neuronal receptors reconstituted in complicated synthetic membrane systems.
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