title: Preparation of fatty acid micelles.
abstract: Here we describe a method for preparing fatty acid micelles. The method for adding micelles to a buffered solution containing fatty acid or phospholipid vesicles is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Ting F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Itay
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Budin
authors.forename: Jack W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Szostak
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002021:Buffers; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002021:Buffers; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008823:Micelles; D010743:Phospholipids
keywords: Addition of fatty acid micelles to vesicles; Dissolve fatty acid in NaOH solution; Fatty acid amphiphiles; Preparation of fatty acid micelles