title: The Self-association of Melittin at Low Concentration in Aqueous Solution.
abstract: The intrinsic fluorescence emission, polarization and Trp-19 quenching of melittin in the aqueous solution showed that even with concentration as low as 2 &mgr;M, the self-association of melittin still occurred. The transition preferred to occur under acidic condition and the stability of the associated melittin was dependent on the pH value of the solution.
authors.affiliation: National laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Xue-Hai
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Seng-Fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Sui