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Progress in Membrane Biotechnology

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Juan C. Gomez-Fernandez

    1. Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain

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  2. Dennis Chapman

    1. Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine Dept. of Protein & Molecular Biology, University of London, London, UK

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  3. Lester Packer

    1. Molecular & Cell Biology Dept., University of California, Berkeley, USA

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Basic and Technological Studies of Biomembrane Components

    • D. Chapman, P. I. Haris
    Pages 1-11

  3. Dynamic X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Phase Transitions in Lipid-Water Systems

    • P. J. Quinn, L. J. Lis
    Pages 12-29

  4. Phase Behavior of Phosphatidic Acid

    • C.-C. Yin, B.-Z. Lin, H. Hauser
    Pages 30-39

  5. Tools for Molecular Graphics Depictions of Lipid Structures

    • Bruce Paul Gaber, David C. Turner, Krishnan Namboodiri, William R. Light II, Albert Hybl
    Pages 40-51

  6. Fluorescent Analogues of Phosphoinositides in Studies on Lipid-Protein Interactions and Membrane Dynamics

    • K. W. A. Wirtz, T. W. J. Gadella Jr., J. Verbist, P. J. Somerharju, A. J. W. G. Visser
    Pages 52-63

  7. Binding, Interaction, and Organization of Proteins with Lipid Model Membranes

    • D. W. Grainger, K. M. Maloney, X. Huang, M. Ahlers, A. Reichert, H. Ringsdorf et al.
    Pages 64-82

  8. Transport, Equilibrium, and Kinetics of Antibodies on Planar Model Membranes Measured by Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy

    • Nancy L. Thompson, Mary Lee Pisarchick, Claudia L. Poglitsch, Melanie M. Timbs, Martina T. Sumner, Helen V. Hsieh
    Pages 83-97

  9. Location and Dynamics of α-Tocopherol in Membranes

    • Juan C. Gómez-Fernández, Francisco J. Aranda, José Villalain
    Pages 98-117

  10. Platelet Activating Factor (PAF), A Lipidic Mediator with a Structural Activity in Bilayer. A Model Sustaining a Biological Relevance for the Asymmetric Phospholipids

    • C. Wolf, P. J. Quinn, C. Chachaty
    Pages 118-139

  11. Membrane Stabilization by Antioxidant Recycling

    • Lester Packer
    Pages 140-154

  12. Purification and Some Properties of E. coli α-Haemolysin

    • Helena Ostolaza, Iñaki Ortiz de Zárate, Félix M. Goñi, Borja Bartolomé, Fernando de la Cruz
    Pages 155-176

  13. On the Mechanism of Phospholipase C-Induced Fusion of Pure Lipid Membranes

    • José-Luis Nieva, Alicia Alonso
    Pages 177-194

  14. Liposomes as Vehicles for Vaccines: Intracellular Fate of Liposomal Antigen in Macrophages

    • Carl R. Alving, Nabila M. Wassef, Jitendra N. Verma, Roberta L. Richards, Carter T. Atkinson, Masamichi Aikawa
    Pages 195-202

  15. Treatment of Tumors Using Cytostatic-containing Liposomes

    • G. Storm, U. K. Nässander, P. A. Steerenberg, D. J. A. Crommelin
    Pages 203-213

  16. Liposome Encapsulated Hemoglobin; In-Vivo Efficacy of a Synthetic Red Cell Substitute

    • Alan S. Rudolph, Beth Goins, Frances Ligler, Richard O. Cliff, Helmut Spielberg, Peter Hoffman et al.
    Pages 214-226

  17. Role of Membrane Components on Anthracycline Cytotoxicity

    • J. M. Gonzalez-Ros, J. M. Canaves, F. Soto, J. Aleu, A. V. Ferrer-Montiel, J. A. Ferragut
    Pages 227-240

  18. Hydrophobic Pulmonary Surfactant Proteins in Model Lipid Systems

    • K. M. W. Keough, J. Pérez-Gil, G. Simatos, J. Tucker, K. Nag, C. Boland et al.
    Pages 241-252

  19. Soluble Polymeric Drug Carriers: Haematocompatibility

    • R. Duncan, M. Bhakoo, M.-L. Riley, A. Tuboku-Metzger
    Pages 253-265

  20. Polyhydroxyalkanoates, A Family of Biodegradable Plastics from Bacteria

    • Francisco Rodriguez-Valera
    Pages 266-278
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About this book

It is well known that basic science can trigger an invention of considerable technological and commercial importance. Indeed basic science and invention are often inextricably linked, each being able to catalyse the other. To engender such developments it is important that there should be good communication between the scientist and the technologist. The field of membrane biotechnology is a growing field where such communication is increasingly taking place and where new inventions are occurring. This book provides an overview of this developing field. It contains chapters by scientist and technologists working in the field of Membrane Biotechnology. The chapters cover the latest advances in basic science as well as some recent technological applications. The basic topics include the application of dynamic X-ray diffraction to lipid water systems, FTIR spectroscopy applied to membrane proteins, fluorescent analogues of phosphoinositides, studies of platelet activating factor, antibody binding to model membranes and phospholipase C induced fusion. The technological topics described include the development of new haemocompatible materials based upon biomembrane mimicry, new lung surfactant materials, drug delivery systems including liposomes and the development of new biosensors including Langmuir Blodgett films. The meeting showed that there are many other useful applications in the pipeline. The potential for new polymeric drug delivery systems, of ion selective systems based on the knowledge of ion-channel protein structures, of new plastics for cell growth and cellular engineering for artificial organs. These are among the interesting developments that are emerging in this field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain

    Juan C. Gomez-Fernandez

  • Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine Dept. of Protein & Molecular Biology, University of London, London, UK

    Dennis Chapman

  • Molecular & Cell Biology Dept., University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Lester Packer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Progress in Membrane Biotechnology

  • Editors: Juan C. Gomez-Fernandez, Dennis Chapman, Lester Packer

  • Series Title: Advances in Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7454-0

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Verlag 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-0348-7456-4Published: 19 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-7454-0Published: 08 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 342

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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