Title
Neutron diffraction and Vitamin E
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Publication Title
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume
251
Issue
1
Abstract
It is generally accepted that neutron diffraction from model membrane systems is an effective biophysical technique for determining membrane structure. Here we describe an example of how deuterium labelling can elucidate the location of specific membrane soluble molecules, including a brief discussion of the technique itself. We show that deuterium labelled α-tocopherol sits upright in the bilayer, as might be expected, but at very different locations within the bilayer, depending on the degree of lipid chain unsaturation. © 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.
DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/251/1/012039
ISSN
17426588
E-ISSN
17426596
Recommended Citation
Harroun, T. A.; Marquardt, D.; Katsaras, J.; and Atkinson, J.. (2010). Neutron diffraction and Vitamin E. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 251 (1).
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