Refined definition of the critical micelle concentration and application to alkyl maltosides used in membrane protein research
Adrian Bothe, Athina Zouni, Frank Müh
Abstract
A refined definition of the critical micelle concentration is connected to fluorescence methods and applied to test a molecular thermodynamic model of nonionic detergents used for in vitro studies of membrane proteins.
Topics & Concepts
MicelleCritical micelle concentrationAlkylChemistryMembraneThermodynamics of micellizationChromatographyOrganic chemistryChemical engineeringBiochemistryEngineeringAqueous solutionSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorProtein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence Analysis