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Gramicidin-based Fluorescence Assay; for Determining Small Molecules Potential for Modifying Lipid Bilayer Properties
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グラミシジンの毛穴は,膜活性酵素の活動を報告する

Sheereen Majd1, Erik C Yusko, Alexander D MacBriar

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1101 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2110, USA.

Journal of the American Chemical Society
|November 6, 2009
PubMed
まとめ

この研究では,脂質二重層におけるフォスフォリファーゼD (PLD) とフォスフォリファーゼC (PLC) の活性をリアルタイムでモニタリングするための新しい方法が導入されています. この技術は,イオンチャネル伝導率の変化を使用して,ラベル付けされた基板なしで酵素活性を検出します.

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