Membrane Protein – Lipid Interactions: Physics and Chemistry in the Bilayer

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Molecular Membrane Biochemistry

   • Jordi H. Borrell, Òscar Domènech, Kevin M. W. Keough

   Pages 1-29

3. Physicochemical Properties of Lipids and Macromolecules in Higher Level Organization

   • Jordi H. Borrell, Òscar Domènech, Kevin M. W. Keough

   Pages 31-61

4. Lateral Distribution of Membrane Components and Transient Lipid-Protein Structures

   • Jordi H. Borrell, Òscar Domènech, Kevin M. W. Keough

   Pages 63-87

5. Dependence of Protein Membrane Mechanisms on Specific Physicochemical Lipid Properties

   • Jordi H. Borrell, Òscar Domènech, Kevin M. W. Keough

   Pages 89-116

This book has been conceives as a brief introduction to biomembranes physical chemistry for undergraduate students of sciences, and it is particularly dedicated to the lipid-protein membrane interactions. A general introduction is presented in Chapters 1 and 2. The following Chapters, 3 and 4, describe the most accepted theories on lipid-membrane protein interactions as well as the new experimental approaches, in particular, these arose from nano sciences as atomic for microscopy and single molecule force spectroscopy. The book emphasizes the relevance of physical parameters as the lateral surface pressure and the lipid curvature as actors for understanding the physicochemical properties of the biomembranes.

• Biomembranes
• Integral membrane proteins
• Lipid-protein interactions
• Model membranes
• Nanostructure of biomembranes

• University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  Jordi H. Borrell

• Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  Òscar Domènech

• Prion Research Institute, Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions, Edmonton, Canada

  Kevin M.W. Keough

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