Danilo D. Lasic

Models for Biological Phenomena / Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes, 4 Vols. 2

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Table of contents:
Introduction and History, D.D. Lasic
Elastic Properties of Closed Bilayer Membranes and the Shapes of Giant Phospholipid Vesicles, S. Svetina and B. Zeks
Shapes of Fluid Vesicles, U. Seifert and R. Lipowsky
Vesicles of Complex Topology, B. Fourcade, X. Michalet, and D. Bensimon
Computer Simulation of the Thermodynamic and Conformational Properties of Liposomes, B. Dammann, H.C. Fogedby, J.H. Ipsen, C. Jeppesen, K. Jrgensen, O.G. Mouritsen, J. Risbo, M.C. Sabra, M.M. Speroto, and M.J. Zuckermann
Molecular Theory of Acyl Chain Packing in Lipid and Lipid-Protein Membranes, D.R. Fattal and A. Ben-Shaul
On the Mechanisms of the LamellarHexagonal HII Phase Transition and the Biological Significance of the HII Propensity, P.K.J. Kinnunen
Computational Molecular Models of Lipid Bilayers Containing Mixed-Chain Saturated and Monounsaturated Acyl Chains, C. Huang and S. Li
Properties of Mixed-Chain Length Phospholipids and Their Relationship to Bilayer Structure, J.T. Mason
Aggregation Properties of Gangliosides: Micelles and Vesicles, M. Corti and L. Cant
Effect of Solutes on the Membrane Lipid Phase Behavior, B. Tenchov and R. Koynova
Interaction of Membranes in the Presence of Divalent Cations, S. Marcelja
Use of Liposomes to Model Aggregation and Fusion Phenomena, S. Nir
Effect of Polymers Attached to Lipid Headgroups on Properties of Liposomes, V.P. Torchilin
Liposomes in Electric Fields, M. Winterhalter
Cryoelectron Microscopy of Liposomes, P.M. Fredrick, M.C.A. Stuart, P.H.H. Bomans, and D.D. Lasic

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 379
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 265mm
• Gewicht: 1038g
• ISBN-13: 9780849340116
• ISBN-10: 084934011X
• Artikelnr.: 66437061

Inhaltsangabe

Summary of the Contents
1. Physical Characterization of Liposomes for Understanding Structure-Function Relationships in Biological Membranes
2. The Suitability of Liposomes as Models for Studying Lipid Phase Transitions and Lipid Organization and Dynamics in Biological Membranes
3. Consequences of Phase Separations in Membranes
4. What Do Probe Molecules Monitor in Lipid Bilayers?
5. Characterization of Liposomes and Vesicles by 31P-NMR
6. LIPIDAT: A Database of Lipid Phase Transition Temperatures, Enthalpy Changes, and Associated Information
7.Liposomes and Membrane Stability
8. Membrane Systems as Models for Studying Permeabilization Exemplified by Polyene Antibiotics
9. Liposomes as a Tool to Study Blood Coagulation
10. Use of Liposomes for Administering Flourescent Lipids and Studying Their Metabolism in Normal and Lipidotic Cells
11. Specifically Designed Lipid Assemblies as Tools for Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Soluble Biological Macromolecules
12. Supermolecular Assembly of Peptide Molecules in Liposome
13. Liposomes as a Model for Solubilization and Reconstitution of Membranes
14. Liposomes in Reconstitution of Ion-Pumps
15. Liposomes in Reconstitution of Proton-Motive Proteins
16. Reconstitution of Gap Junction Channels: Liposomes as Tools to Assay the Activity of Channel-Forming Proteins
17. Kinetic, Thermodynamic, and Spectroscopic Studies of the Interactions between Redox Proteins and Lipid Bilayers
18. Transbilayer Transport Induced by Transmembrane pH Gradients in Liposomes: Implications for Biological Systems
19. Liposome Models of Primitive Membrane Structures
20. Self-Reproducing Liposomes and Chemical Autopoiesis
21. Lipid Vesicles as Model Systems for Archaea Membranes
22. Liposomes in Biomineralization
23. Liposome Interaction with Hydroxyapatite May Explain Calcification in Biological Systems