Water Transport and Biological Membranes: Volume 2

ISBN-13: 9781315898551 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 300 str.

Gheorghe Benga

Opis

The main purpose of this book is to provide in-depth presentation of physical techniques for measuring water transport and their applications to a variety of biological membranes, from model membrane systems to cell membranes, and then from isolated cells to multicellular barrier systems, such as epithelia or even whole organisms. This survey of water transport in such a broad range of membrane systems will hopefully contribute to understanding of the structure-function relationships and molecular mechanisms of water permeation. Moreover, the description of various techniques, together with a review of literature will enable the readers to assess whether a technique would be useful in helping to solve his or her particular problem of research and will also expand their competence in these techniques. The book consists of two volumes.

Spis treści

1. Location of the Water-Hydrocarbon Interface in Lipid Bilayers 2. Dielectric Relaxation Studies on Lipids and Water in Model Membrane Systems 3. Membrane Transport with Emphasis on water and Nonelectrolytes in Experimental Lipid Bilayer and Biomembranes 4. Osmotic Properties of Liposomes 5. Measurements of the Water Permeation by Solvent Isotope Effects. Diffusional; Permeation rates Across Lecithin Bilayers and Across Membranes from Erythrocyte Ghosts 6. Effects of Water and Sugars on Stability of Phospholipid Bilayers 7. Membrane Fusion of Artificial and Biological membranes: Role of Local Membrane Dehydration 8. Plasma Membrane Ultrastructural Changes Produced by Freezing During the Specimen Preparation Process for Freeze Fracture Electron Microscopy 9. Reversible Dehydration and the Aqueous Compartments of Cells.

O autorze

Benga, Gheorghe