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Title: Amphiphiles for protein solubilization and stabilization

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1163212

The invention provides amphiphiles for manipulating membrane proteins. The amphiphiles can feature carbohydrate-derived hydrophilic groups and branchpoints in the hydrophilic moiety and/or in a lipophilic moiety. Such amphiphiles are useful as detergents for solubilization and stabilization of membrane proteins, including photosynthetic protein superassemblies obtained from bacterial membranes.

Research Organization:
Wisconsin Aumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG38
Assignee:
Wisconsin Aumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)
Patent Number(s):
8,877,906
Application Number:
13/608,385
OSTI ID:
1163212
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Sep 10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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