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Chemical composition of biological membranes
Authors: Lekka, Maria Eleni E
Leondaritis, George
Galanopoulou, Konstantina
Kitsiouli, Eirini
Reviewer: Kyriakidis, Dimitrios
Subject: NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > BIOCHEMISTRY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > BIOCHEMISTRY > MEMBRANES
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Abstract:
Chapter 2 presents the chemical composition of biological membranes. In detail, in the subchapter dealing with membrane lipids, chemical formulae, representative chemical reactions and physicochemical properties and methods of analysis are provided. A special section is devoted to lipid polymorphism. The physicochemical background of phospholipids’ super-molecular assembly and organisation in aqueous solutions, concepts such as Critical Micellar Concentration (CMC), as well as relevant study techniques are presented. In the subchapter devoted to membrane proteins, methods of isolation and protein techniques, including solubilisation using specific detergents, chromatographic methods of purification, the concept of the hydrophobic-hydrophilic constant and reconstitution techniques are presented in detail. Next, we present characteristic examples of membrane proteins with particular biological, physiological or structural importance. Modern biotechnological applications are described, such as the utilisation of liposomes in drug delivery, enzymic studies, as well as in environmental applications, as biosensors. Finally, a special subchapter is devoted to the study of membrane proteins and the management of high throughput data with bioinformatics tools.
Technical Editors: Velivasi, Glykeria
Graphic Editors: Dedikousi, Stamatia
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/4309
Bibliographic Reference: Lekka, M., Leondaritis, G., Galanopoulou, K., & Kitsiouli, E. (2015). Chemical composition of biological membranes [Chapter]. In Lekka, M., Leondaritis, G., Galanopoulou, K., & Kitsiouli, E. 2015. Biological membranes: From structure to functions. Theoretical and experimental approaches [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/4309
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Biological membranes: From structure to functions. Theoretical and experimental approaches
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions