Multilayered Lipid Membrane Stacks for Biocatalysis Using Membrane Enzymes
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201606265
Abstract: Multilayered or stacked lipid membranes are a common principle in biology and have various functional advantages compared to single lipid membranes, such as their ability to spatially organize processes, compartmentalize molecules and greatly increase surface… read more here.
Keywords: lipid membrane; lipid membranes; microscopy; membrane enzymes ... See more keywords
Measuring Voltage-Current Characteristics of Tethered Bilayer Lipid Membranes to Determine the Electro-Insertion Properties of Analytes.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1843-1_5
Abstract: Tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs) anchored to a solid substrate can be prepared and individual triangular voltage ramps from zero to 500 mV with a period of 2-10 ms applied to give membrane voltage dependencies with and… read more here.
Keywords: lipid membranes; electro insertion; tethered bilayer; bilayer lipid ... See more keywords
Measuring Activation Energies for Ion Transport Using Tethered Bilayer Lipid Membranes (tBLMs).
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1843-1_6
Abstract: Model lipid bilayers tethered to a gold substrate with molecular tethers are constructed. The conductance versus temperature dependence curve is then obtained. Here, a method to measure the activation energy for translocation of an ion… read more here.
Keywords: lipid membranes; measuring activation; tethered bilayer; bilayer lipid ... See more keywords
Modeling DMPC lipid membranes with SIRAH force-field
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DOI: 10.1007/s00894-017-3426-5
Abstract: Coarse-grained simulation schemes are increasingly gaining popularity in the scientific community because of the significant speed up granted, allowing a considerable expansion of the accessible time and size scales accessible to molecular simulations. However, the… read more here.
Keywords: lipid membranes; force field; dmpc lipid; sirah force ... See more keywords
Biological applications of tethered bilayer lipid membranes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.11.011
Abstract: Lipid membranes have an essential role in most physiological processes including cell protection, cell-to-cell communication and regulation of intracellular signaling. These multiple roles of biological membranes prompted the study and the development of artificial lipid… read more here.
Keywords: lipid membranes; bilayer lipid; biological applications; applications tethered ... See more keywords
Permeability and microstructure of model stratum corneum lipid membranes containing ceramides with long (C16) and very long (C24) acyl chains.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2017.03.004
Abstract: The Stratum corneum (SC) prevents water loss from the body and absorption of chemicals. SC intercellular spaces contain ceramides (Cer), free fatty acids (FFA), cholesterol (Chol) and cholesteryl sulfate (CholS). Cer with "very long" acyl… read more here.
Keywords: lipid membranes; stratum corneum; acyl chains; microstructure model ... See more keywords
Alpha-Synuclein Affects Differently the Internal and External Leaflet of the Lipid Membranes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.11.325
Abstract: Peptides and proteins possess an inherent tendency to convert from their native functional states into intractable amyloid aggregates. This phenomenon is associated with a range of increasingly common human disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases,… read more here.
Keywords: lipid membranes; external leaflet; composition; synuclein affects ... See more keywords
Azido alkanes as convenient reporters for mobility within lipid membranes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2018.05.020
Abstract: Abstract A test compound featuring azido and cyano end groups linked by an alkyl spacer, az-(CH2)11-CN (az11CN), was designed as a probe of mobility of synthetic lipid membrane interiors and mobility of solvents accessed via… read more here.
Keywords: lipid membranes; azido alkanes; mobility; membranes azido ... See more keywords
Lipid membranes supported by planar porous substrates.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.104893
Abstract: Biological membranes play key roles in cell life, but their intrinsic complexity motivated the study and development of artificial lipid membranes with the primary aim to reconstitute and understand the natural functions in vitro. Porous-supported… read more here.
Keywords: lipid membrane; lipid membranes; chemistry; membranes supported ... See more keywords
Elastic moduli of lipid membranes: reproducibility of AFM measures.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.105011
Abstract: Membrane elastic properties play a major role in membrane remodeling events, such as vesicle fusion and fission. They are also crucial in drug delivery by liposomes. Different experimental techniques are available to measure elastic properties.… read more here.
Keywords: lipid membranes; afm measures; bending modulus; moduli lipid ... See more keywords
Iterative RAFT-mediated copolymerization of styrene and maleic anhydride: towards sequence- and length-controlled copolymers and their applications for solubilizing lipid membranes.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00736
Abstract: The use of poly(styrene-co-maleic acid) (SMA) for the solubilization of lipid membranes and membrane proteins is becoming more widespread and with this the need increases to better understand the chemical properties of the copolymer and… read more here.
Keywords: length; lipid membranes; iterative raft; styrene maleic ... See more keywords