Interaction of squalamine with lipid membranes

Squalamine is an aminosterol from dogfish shark which has drawn attention, besides its antimicrobial activity, as a drug candidate in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease due to its ability to prevent binding of α-synuclein to lipid membranes. To get insight into the mode of action of this steroid,...

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Main Authors: Grage, Stephan L. (Author) , Guschtschin-Schmidt, Nadja (Author) , Meng, Beibei (Author) , Kohlmeyer, Annika (Author) , Afonin, Sergii (Author) , Ulrich, Anne S. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 13 February 2025
In: The journal of physical chemistry. B, Biophysics, biomaterials, liquids, and soft matter
Year: 2025, Volume: 129, Issue: 6, Pages: 1760-1773
ISSN:1520-5207
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c06576
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c06576
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Author Notes:Stephan L. Grage, Nadja Guschtschin-Schmidt, Beibei Meng, Annika Kohlmeyer, Sergii Afonin, and Anne S. Ulrich

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