Amphipols

Amphipols (a portmanteau of amphiphilic polymers) are a class of polymers and oligomers which are able to keep membrane proteins soluble in water without the need for conventional small molecule surfactants.[1] High molecular weight congeners of amphipols have high affinity for hydrophobic particles.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bowie, J (2001). "Stabilizing membrane proteins". Current Opinion in Structural Biology 11 (4): 397–402. doi:10.1016/S0959-440X(00)00223-2. ISSN 0959-440X.
  2. ↑ Tribet, C; Audebert, R; Popot, JL (24 December 1996). "Amphipols: polymers that keep membrane proteins soluble in aqueous solutions.". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 93 (26): 15047–50. PMID 8986761.
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