Structure and dynamics of membranous interfaces / edited by Kaushik Nag.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nag, Kaushik.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interfaces (Physical sciences).

Membranes (Technology).

Physical Description:

xiii, 447 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2008]

Summary:

With chapters contributed by pioneers and leading scientists in the field, this carefully edited work provides state-of-the-science reviews focusing on the structural and dynamic aspects of diverse membranous systems. In addition to learning the significance of the latest discoveries in membranous systems, readers also learn the most advanced techniques used to study these complex systems. Moreover, the text brings together a tremendous array of both published and unpublished data, offering an unprecedented reference and resource to fuel further research.

Integrating findings from computer science, biophysics, surface science, physical chemistry, nanotechnology, biochemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and clinical physiology, this book offers a truly multidisciplinary perspective. Its fifteen chapters are organized into three main sections: Membrane Structure, focusing on direct experimental studies to determine the polymorphic structures of model and natural membranous systems, Dynamics & Molecular Events at Membrane Interfaces, examining how membrane structures are formed and evolve into other superstructures, Complex Membranous Systems, exploring bacterial and neural membranes, lung surfactants, and other colloidal systems.

Structure and Dynamics of Membranous Interfaces offers researchers and students studying biomembranes a unique snapshot of what is known in the field, where additional research is needed, and where the field is heading. Furthermore, armed with a better understanding of membranous systems, readers are well positioned to make new advances in such areas as drug design, medicine, and environmental technologies.

Contents:

Part I Membrane Structure 1

1 The Membrane Interface as a Structured Compartment and a Substrate for Enzyme Action / Ole G. Mouritsen, Luis A. Bagatolli, Adam C. Simonsen 3

2 ToF-SIMS Imaging of Lipid/Protein Model Systems / Michael Seifert, Mohammed Saleem, Daniel Breitenstein, Hans-Joachim Galla, Michaela C. Meyera 19

3 Flexibility and Structure of Fluid Bilayer Interfaces / Michael Rappolt, Georg Pabst 45

4 X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Lung Surfactant Membrane Structures / Marcus Larsson 83

5 Neutron and X-Ray Scattering from Isotropic and Aligned Membranes / J. Katsaras, J. Pencer, M.-P. Nieh, T. Abraham, N. Kucerka, Thad A. Harroun 107

Part II Dynamics and Molecular Events at Membrane Interfaces 135

6 Interaction of Plasma Proteins with Phospholipids at Interfaces / Chia-Lin Yin, D. Dorcas, Anna Dudek, Chien-Hsiang Chang 137

7 Monitoring of Membrane-Associated Protein Binding and of Enzyme Activity in Monolayers at the Air-Water Interface by Infrared Spectroscopy / Sylvain Bussieres, Julie Boucher, Philippe Desmeules, Michel Grandbois, Bernard Desbat, Christian Salesse 165

8 Chirality and Dipolar Interactions of Membrane Mimetic Amphiphilic Molecules / Nilashis Nandi, K. Thirumoorthy, Dieter Vollhardt 191

9 Organic and Inorganic Osmolytes at Lipid Membrane Interfaces / Peter Westh, Gunther H. Peters 227

10 Protein Lipid Interactions from a Molecular Dynamics Simulation Point of View / Christian Kandt, Edit Matyus, D. Peter Tieleman 267

Part III Complex Membranous Systems 283

11 Molecular Analysis of Bacterial Membranous Systems / Salim Sioud, Nicolas Joly, Patrick Martin, Joseph Banoub 285

12 Thermodynamics of the Nervous Impulse / Thomas Heimburg, Andrew D. Jackson 317

13 Relationships Between Surface Viscosity, Monolayer Phase Behavior, and the Stability of Lung Surfactant Monolayers / Joseph A. Zasadzinski, Coralie Alonso, Junqi Ding, Frank Bringezu, Heidi Warriner, Tim Alig, Siegfried Steltenkamp, Alan J. Waring 341

14 A Cursory Glance at the Phyiscochemical Properties of Oppositely Charged Surfactants in Solution and at the Air-Water Interface / Amiya Kumar Panda, Kaushik Nag 385

15 Phase Transitions, Cholesterol and Raft Structures in Films and Bilayers of a Natural Membranous System / Kaushik Nag, Mauricia Fritzen-Garcia, Ravi Devraj, Ashley Hillier, Doyle Rose 417.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780470116319

0470116315

OCLC:

212908929

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