Small iminium ions block gramicidin channels in lipid bilayers
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Gating gramicidin channels in lipid bilayers: reaction coordinates and the mechanism of dissociation.
The dissociation of gramicidin A (gA) channels into monomers is the simplest example of a channel gating process. The initial steps in this process are studied via a computational model that simulates the reaction coordinate for dimer-monomer dissociation. The nonbonded interaction energy between the monomers is determined, allowing for their free relative translational and rotational motion. L...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biophysical Journal
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0006-3495
DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(91)82303-7