Molecular Design and Applications of Self-Assembling Surfactant-Like Peptides
Figure 7
Surfactant-like peptides stabilize membrane proteins. (a) The proposed mechanism of surfactant-like peptide A6D stabilizing membrane proteins (reprinted from [49]). (b) Stability of rhodopsin (Rho) in the absence of OG at different temperatures. Half-life of rhodopsin was as follows: not available in 2.5 mM A6D at 40°C, 50°C, and 55°C; 101 min in control solution (1.25 mM A6D/1% OG) at 40°C; <5 min in control solution at 50°C (reprinted from [49]).
