Shirahama K, Yang J T
Int J Pept Protein Res. 1979 Mar;13(3):341-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1979.tb01890.x.
Phosphatidylcholine that has been solubilized in hexadecylpoly (oxyethylene) ether can induce a coil-to-helix transformation for poly (L-glutamic acid) in neutral solution. Similarly, solubilized phosphatidylserine promotes a helical conformation of poly (L-lysine) at neutral pH through complex formation. The mixed micelles of a phospholipid and a nonionic surfactant are thermodynamically stable and do not separate on standing. The nonionic surfactant here has no effect on the conformation of the two polypeptides.
