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Erick J. Dufourc

Erick J. Dufourc

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Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
8937
World Ranking
12343
National Ranking
488

Overview

Erick J. Dufourc is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on molecular biology and spectroscopy subfields. The scientist's work explores areas including lipid membrane structure and behavior, protein structure and dynamics, advanced NMR techniques and applications, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, and fermentation and sensory analysis.

Among their recent papers are the following publications:

  • Bicelles and nanodiscs for biophysical chemistry, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
  • Solid-state NMR molecular snapshots of Aspergillus fumigatus cell wall architecture during a conidial morphotype transition, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The unprecedented membrane deformation of the human nuclear envelope, in a magnetic field, indicates formation of nuclear membrane invaginations, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Wine tannins, saliva proteins and membrane lipids, 2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
  • Tandem NMR and Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Human Nuclear Membrane Lipids, 2020, Analytical Chemistry

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorships with the following researchers:

  • Axelle Grélard
  • Estelle Morvan
  • Antoine Loquet
  • Birgit Habenstein
  • Brice Kauffmann

They have published extensively in scientific venues such as:

  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Sterols and membrane dynamics

    Erick J. Dufourc

  • Restatement of order parameters in biomembranes: calculation of C-C bond order parameters from C-D quadrupolar splittings

    J.P. Douliez;A. Léonard;E.J. Dufourc

  • Structural and dynamical details of cholesterol-lipid interaction as revealed by deuterium NMR

    Erick J. Dufourc;Edward J. Parish;Sarawanee Chitrakorn;Ian C. P. Smith

  • Dynamics of phosphate head groups in biomembranes. Comprehensive analysis using phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance lineshape and relaxation time measurements

    E.J. Dufourc;C. Mayer;J. Stohrer;G. Althoff

  • The Metabolic Architecture of Plant Cells STABILITY OF CENTRAL METABOLISM AND FLEXIBILITY OF ANABOLIC PATHWAYS DURING THE GROWTH CYCLE OF TOMATO CELLS

    Denis Rontein;Martine Dieuaide-Noubhani;Erick J. Dufourc;Philippe Raymond

  • Three-dimensional structure and dynamics of wine tannin-saliva protein complexes. A multitechnique approach.

    Cécile Simon;Karine Barathieu;Michel Laguerre;Jean-Marie Schmitter

  • Plant sterols in "rafts": a better way to regulate membrane thermal shocks

    Johannes G. Beck;Damien Mathieu;Cécile Loudet;Sébastien Buchoux

  • Mechanism of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense resistance to human serum

    Pierrick Uzureau;Sophie Uzureau;Laurence Lecordier;Frédéric Fontaine

  • Location of Cholesterol in DMPC Membranes. A Comparative Study by Neutron Diffraction and Molecular Mechanics Simulation

    Alain Léonard;Céline Escrive;Michel Laguerre;‖ Eva Pebay-Peyroula

  • Influence of Wine Pectic Polysaccharides on the Interactions between Condensed Tannins and Salivary Proteins

    Elisabete Carvalho;Nuno Mateus;Benoit Plet;Isabelle Pianet

  • Action of melittin on the DPPC-cholesterol liquid-ordered phase: a solid state 2H-and 31P-NMR study.

    T. Pott;E.J. Dufourc

  • Molecular details of melittin-induced lysis of phospholipid membranes as revealed by deuterium and phosphorus NMR

    Erick J. Dufourc;Ian C. P. Smith;Jean Dufourcq

  • NMR and molecular modeling of wine tannins binding to saliva proteins: revisiting astringency from molecular and colloidal prospects

    Olivier Cala;Noël Pinaud;Cécile Simon;Eric Fouquet

  • Reversible disc‐to‐vesicle transition of melittin‐DPPC complexes triggered by the phospholipid acyl chain melting

    Erick J. Dufourc;Jean-François Faucon;Georges Fourche;Jean Dufourcq

  • Aggregation of cateslytin beta-sheets on negatively charged lipids promotes rigid membrane domains. A new mode of action for antimicrobial peptides?

    Frantz Jean-François;Sabine Castano;Bernard Desbat;Benoît Odaert

  • Pore Formation Induced by an Antimicrobial Peptide: Electrostatic Effects

    Frantz Jean-François;Juan Elezgaray;Pascal Berson;Pierre Vacher

  • A 3D structural and conformational study of procyanidin dimers in water and hydro-alcoholic media as viewed by NMR and molecular modeling.

    Isabelle Tarascou;Karine Barathieu;Cécile Simon;Marie-Agnès Ducasse

  • Detailed structure and dynamics of bicelle phospholipids using selectively deuterated and perdeuterated labels. 2H NMR and molecular mechanics study

    Fabien Aussenac;Michel Laguerre;and Jean-Marie Schmitter;Erick J. Dufourc

  • Bicelles: A natural 'molecular goniometer' for structural, dynamical and topological studies of molecules in membranes.

    Anna Diller;Cécile Loudet;Fabien Aussenac;Gérard Raffard

  • Temperature−Composition Diagram of Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine−Dicaproylphosphatidylcholine “Bicelles” Self-Orienting in the Magnetic Field. A Solid State 2H and 31P NMR Study

    Gérard Raffard;Siegfried Steinbruckner;Alexandre Arnold;and James H. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Desbat
Bernard Desbat University of Bordeaux
Alain Boudou
Alain Boudou University of Bordeaux
Stanley J. Opella
Stanley J. Opella University of California, San Diego
Roland Riek
Roland Riek ETH Zurich
Per Gardeström
Per Gardeström Umeå University
Jean-Pierre Renou
Jean-Pierre Renou University of Angers
Gaétan Laroche
Gaétan Laroche Université Laval
Tomoyuki Akutagawa
Tomoyuki Akutagawa Tohoku University
Takanori Fukushima
Takanori Fukushima Tokyo Institute of Technology
Alexander Kuhn
Alexander Kuhn Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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