The present invention relates to a xylene-based amphiphilic compound, a method for preparing the same, and a method for extracting, solubilizing, stabilizing or crystallizing a membrane protein using the same. By using the xylene-based compound according to the present invention, a membrane protein may be stably stored in an aqueous solution for a long time, and may be applied in functional and structural analyses. The structural and functional analysis of the membrane protein is one of the fields of highest interest in biology and chemistry, and the xylene-based compound according to the present invention can be applied in research on protein structure that is closely related to development of a new drug.
本发明涉及一种基于二
甲苯的两性分子化合物,一种制备该化合物的方法,以及一种利用该化合物提取、溶解、稳定或结晶膜蛋白的方法。通过使用本发明的基于二
甲苯的化合物,膜蛋白可以稳定地存储在
水溶液中长时间,并且可以应用于功能和结构分析。膜蛋白的结构和功能分析是
生物学和
化学中最感兴趣的领域之一,而根据本发明的基于二
甲苯的化合物可应用于与新药开发密切相关的蛋白质结构研究。