Dependence of micelle size and shape on detergent alkyl chain length and head group.

Micelle-forming detergents provide an amphipathic environment that can mimic lipid bilayers and are important tools for solubilizing membrane proteins for functional and structural investigations in vitro. However, the formation of a soluble protein-detergent complex (PDC) currently relies on empiri...

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Main Authors: Ryan C Oliver, Jan Lipfert, Daniel A Fox, Ryan H Lo, Sebastian Doniach, Linda Columbus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23667481/pdf/?tool=EBI

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