Parámetros de orden en membranas: siguiendo el camino de Joachim Seelig

Estelle Morvan1, Axelle Grélard2, Erick J Dufourc2

  • 1Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, IECB, US1, UAR 3033, F-33600 Pessac, France.

Resumen

Joachim Seelig fue pionero en el uso de ssNMR para medir los parámetros de orden lipídico, revelando la naturaleza dinámica de las membranas biológicas. Esta investigación cuantifica la fluidez de la membrana a través de múltiples escalas, ayudando a comprender el comportamiento de los lípidos y las propiedades de la membrana.

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