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Membrane lipid phase transitions and phase organization studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy by Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a powerful yet relatively inexpensive and convenient technique for studying the structure and organization of…”
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The physicochemical properties of cardiolipin bilayers and cardiolipin-containing lipid membranes by Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…In this review article, we summarize the current state of biophysical knowledge concerning the phase behavior and organization of cardiolipin (CL) and…”
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The effect of variations in phospholipid and sterol structure on the nature of lipid–sterol interactions in lipid bilayer model membranes by Mannock, David A., Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., McMullen, Todd P.W., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…This review deals with the effect of variations in phospholipid and sterol structure on the nature and magnitude of lipid-sterol interactions in lipid bilayer…”
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A calorimetric and spectroscopic comparison of the effects of cholesterol and its sulfur-containing analogs thiocholesterol and cholesterol sulfate on the thermotropic phase behavior and organization of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer membranes by Benesch, Matthew G.K., Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…We performed differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic studies of the effects of cholesterol (Chol),…”
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A calorimetric and spectroscopic comparison of the effects of ergosterol and cholesterol on the thermotropic phase behavior and organization of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer membranes by Mannock, David A., Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…We performed comparative DSC and FTIR spectroscopic measurements of the effects of cholesterol (Chol) and ergosterol (Erg) on the thermotropic phase behavior…”
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Comparative Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Studies of the Effects of Lanosterol and Cholesterol on the Thermotropic Phase Behavior and Organization of Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayer Membranes by Mannock, David A., Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…We carried out comparative DSC and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of the effects of cholesterol and lanosterol on the thermotropic phase…”
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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the study of lipid phase transitions in model and biological membranes: practical considerations by Lewis, Ruthven N A H, McElhaney, Ronald N

“…Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a powerful, nonperturbing technique that has been used to good effect for the detection and characterization…”
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A Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Comparison of the Effects of Lathosterol and Cholesterol on the Thermotropic Phase Behavior and Organization of Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayer Membranes by Benesch, Matthew G. K, Mannock, David A, Lewis, Ruthven N. A. H, McElhaney, Ronald N

“…We performed differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic measurements to study the effects of lathosterol…”
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A calorimetric and spectroscopic comparison of the effects of cholesterol and its immediate biosynthetic precursors 7-dehydrocholesterol and desmosterol on the thermotropic phase behavior and organization of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer membranes by Benesch, Matthew G.K., Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…[Display omitted] •The incorporation of CHOL, 7DHC or DES produces comparable decreases in the thermal stability of gel state DPPC bilayers.•The incorporation…”
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Calorimetric, X-Ray Diffraction, and Spectroscopic Studies of the Thermotropic Phase Behavior and Organization of Tetramyristoyl Cardiolipin Membranes by Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., Zweytick, Dagmar, Pabst, Georg, Lohner, Karl, McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…The thermotropic phase behavior and organization of aqueous dispersions of the quadruple-chained, anionic phospholipid tetramyristoyl diphosphatidylglycerol or…”
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Calorimetric and spectroscopic studies of the phase behavior and organization of lipid bilayer model membranes composed of binary mixtures of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine and dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol by Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., Zhang, Yuan-Peng, McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…The thermotropic phase behavior of hydrated bilayers derived from binary mixtures of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol…”
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Effects of Natural and Enantiomeric Cholesterol on the Thermotropic Phase Behavior and Structure of Egg Sphingomyelin Bilayer Membranes by Mannock, David A., McIntosh, Thomas J., Jiang, Xin, Covey, Douglas F., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…Phospholipids, sphingolipids, and sterols are the major lipid components of the plasma membranes of eukaryotic cells. Because these three lipid classes occur…”
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X-Ray Diffraction Structures of Some Phosphatidylethanolamine Lamellar and Inverted Hexagonal Phases by Harper, Paul E., Mannock, David A., Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., McElhaney, Ronald N., Gruner, Sol M.

“…X-ray diffraction is used to solve the low-resolution structures of fully hydrated aqueous dispersions of seven different diacyl phosphatidylethanolamines…”
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Physical studies of cholesterol-phospholipid interactions by McMullen, Todd PW, McElhaney, Ronald N

“…Our understanding of the role of cholesterol in biological membranes requires a detailed knowledge of the forces which mediate cholesterol-lipid interactions…”
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Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Studies of the Thermotropic Phase Behavior of Lipid Bilayer Model Membranes Composed of a Homologous Series of Linear Saturated Phosphatidylserines by Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…The thermotropic phase behavior of lipid bilayer model membranes composed of the even-numbered, n-saturated 1,2-diacyl phosphatidylserines was studied by…”
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The structure and organization of phospholipid bilayers as revealed by infrared spectroscopy by Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H, McElhaney, Ronald N

“…Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a powerful yet relatively inexpensive spectroscopic technique for studying the structure and organization of…”
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A comparative calorimetric study of the effects of cholesterol and the plant sterols campesterol and brassicasterol on the thermotropic phase behavior of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer membranes by Benesch, Matthew G.K., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…We present a comparative differential scanning calorimetric study of the effects of the animal sterol cholesterol (Chol) and the plant sterols campesterol…”
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Cholesterol–phospholipid interactions, the liquid-ordered phase and lipid rafts in model and biological membranes by McMullen, Todd P.W., Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…The existence of relatively large and long-lived detergent-insoluble, sphingolipid- and cholesterol-enriched, liquid-ordered lipid raft domains in the plasma…”
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Differential scanning calorimetric study of the effect of cholesterol on the thermotropic phase behavior of a homologous series of linear saturated phosphatidylcholines by McMullen, Todd P. W, Lewis, Ruthven N. A. H, McElhaney, Ronald N

“…We have studied the effects of cholesterol on the thermotropic phase behavior of aqueous dispersions of a homologous series of linear saturated…”
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Structure–activity relationships of the antimicrobial peptide gramicidin S and its analogs: Aqueous solubility, self-association, conformation, antimicrobial activity and interaction with model lipid membranes by Abraham, Thomas, Prenner, Elmar J., Lewis, Ruthven N.A.H., Mant, Colin T., Keller, Sandro, Hodges, Robert S., McElhaney, Ronald N.

“…GS10 [cyclo-(VKLdYPVKLdYP)] is a synthetic analog of the naturally occurring antimicrobial peptide gramicidin (GS) in which the two positively charged…”
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