Protein Crystallography under Xenon and Nitrous Oxide Pressure: Comparison with In Vivo Pharmacology Studies and Implications for the Mechanism of Inhaled Anesthetic Action
Colloc'h, N., Sopkova-de Oliveira Santos, J., Retailleau, P., Langlois d'Estainto, B., Gallois, B., Brisson, A., Risso, J.J., Lemaire, M., Abraini, J.H.(2007) Biophys.J. 92: 217-224
- PubMed: 17028130 
- DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.093807
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- PubMed Abstract: 
In contrast with most inhalational anesthetics, the anesthetic gases xenon (Xe) and nitrous oxide (N(2)O) act by blocking the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor. Using x-ray crystallography, we examined the binding characteristics of these two gase ...