Artificial transmembrane ion channels from commercial surfactants.

Chem Commun (Camb)

School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UKBN2 4GJ.

Published: October 2007

Sodium ion transport across a phospholipid bilayer has been demonstrated by a new class of transmembrane ion channel mimetic compounds in which the filtering effect of a calixarene has been coupled to the membrane penetrating qualities of a commercial surfactant.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b707194aDOI Listing

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