Peripheral binding mode and penetration depth of cobra cardiotoxin on phospholipid membranes as studied by a combined FTIR and computer simulation approch

Research has been conducted on cobra cardiotoxin which causes membrane leakage in human erythrocytes. The authors report that this cardiotoxin can cause leakage of vesicle contents in phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylserine which contain membrane bilayers.