The lipid composition of biological membranes is complex, and it is an article of faith
amongst membranologists that this complexity serves a purpose. Quite what the purpose is …

The light-induced electron transfer reactions of photosynthesis take place in and across a
lipoprotein membrane. In the case of chloroplasts, the thylakoid membrane functions in this …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses electrostatic potentials at membrane solution
interfaces. Lipids in the membranes of all cells and subcellular organelles are arranged in …

The Stern equation, a combination of the Langmuir adsorption isotherm, the Boltzmann
relation, and the Grahame equation from the theory of the diffuse double layer, provides a …

A slowly inactivating inward calcium current was identified in the rat osteosarcoma cell line
ROS 17/2.8 using a combination of ion flux and electrophysiological techniques. Voltage …

1. A voltage‐clamp method combining a single surcose gap and two intracellular micro‐
electrodes was used to measure membrane currents in ventricullar myocardial fibres. 2. The …

To arrive at a clear and atomically realistic representation of the process of ionic screening,
a model with the following necessary and justifiable constraints was devised. 1) The …

1. Introduction 3742. Metals in biology 3783. The targets: structure and function of ion
channels 3804. General effects of metal ions on channels 3824.1 Three types of general …

Stuart McLaughlin* and Howard Harary abstract: To describe the hydrophobic adsorption of
charged molecules to bilayer membranes, one must recognize that the adsorption produces …

The interaction of Zn ion on Na channels was studied in squid giant axons. At a
concentration of 30 mM Zn2+ slows opening kinetics of Na channels with almost no …