The invention provides tandem facial amphiphiles for biochemical manipulations and characterization of membrane proteins, such as intrinsic membrane proteins. Members of this new family display favorable behavior with several membrane proteins. These amphiphiles can form relatively small micelles, and small changes in amphiphile chemical structures can result in large changes in their physical properties. The tandem facial amphiphiles can be used to aid the solubilization, isolation, purification, stabilization, crystallization, and/or structural determination of membrane proteins.
本发明提供了串联面部双亲化合物,用于膜蛋白(如固有膜蛋白)的生化操作和表征。这一新家族的成员对多种膜蛋白具有良好的作用。这些双亲化合物可形成相对较小的胶束,双亲化合物
化学结构的微小变化可导致其物理性质的巨大变化。串联面部双亲化合物可用于帮助膜蛋白的增溶、分离、纯化、稳定、结晶和/或结构测定。