Journal article
The organization of melatonin in lipid membranes
Abstract
Melatonin is a hormone that has been shown to have protective effects in several diseases that are associated with cholesterol dysregulation, including cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, and certain types of cancers. We studied the interaction of melatonin with model membranes made of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) at melatonin concentrations ranging from 0.5mol% to 30mol%. From 2-dimensional X-ray diffraction measurements, we …
Authors
Dies H; Cheung B; Tang J; Rheinstädter MC
Journal
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Vol. 1848, No. 4, pp. 1032–1040
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.01.006
ISSN
0006-3002