Computational studies of natural and synthetic ion channels

• Main Author: Khurana, Ekta
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: ScholarlyCommons 2008
• Subjects: Chemistry; Physical|Biology; Virology|Biophysics; General; Gemini; Avian flu
• Online Access: https://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI3309457

This thesis addresses questions pertaining to three different systems-gemini surfactants, synthetic peptide ion channels and M2 proton channel from influenza A virus. The excellent surfactant properties of gemini surfactants enable their applications from consumer products to vectors for gene transf...