Interaction of Glucagon with Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine in Vesicular and Discoidal Complexes

  • Ryu, Kyoung-Seok (Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Han, Hyun-Sook (KORDIC) ;
  • Kim, Hyoungman (Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Published : 1997.07.01

Abstract

Glucagon fragments dimyristorylphosphatidylcholine(DMPC) liposomes into discoidal complex. The concentration of glucagon required to fragment the vesicles increases with increasing pH and the fragmentation appears to be the result of glucagon binding to the vesicles.(omitted)

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