An Introduction to Biological Membranes

From Bilayers to Rafts
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-444-52153-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 378 Seiten, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 957 g

An Introduction to Biological Membranes: From Bilayers to Rafts covers many aspects of membrane structure/function that bridges membrane biophysics and cell biology. Offering cohesive, foundational information, this publication is valuable for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and membranologists who seek a broad overview of membrane science.

Zielgruppe

<p>Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers in biology, cell biology, biochemistry, and biophysics.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stillwell, William

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Zellbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Biophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to Biological Membranes2. Membrane History3. Water and the Hydrophobic Effect4. Membrane Lipids: Fatty Acids5. Membrane Polar Lipids6. Membrane Proteins7. Membrane Sugars8. From Lipid Bilayers to Lipid Rafts9. Basic Membrane Properties of the Fluid Mosaic Model10. Lipid Membrane Properties11. Long-Range Membrane Properties12. Membrane Isolation Methods13. Membrane Reconstitution14. Membrane Transport15. Membranes and Human HealthAppendix A. Chronology of Membrane Studies

Über Autor(innen)

Stillwell, William
Dr. Stillwell was a faculty member at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis for 32 years where he taught a senior level course in Biological Chemistry and a graduate level course in Biological Membranes. He also led an active research lab on the effect of omega-3 fatty acids on model membrane structure and function. He has published 140 papers and 400 abstracts on membranes. He has been an Associate Editor of Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. He retired in 2010 and now maintains Professor Emeritus status.