Cell membranes are very complex biological systems including a large variety of lipids and
proteins. Therefore, they are difficult to extract and directly investigate with biophysical …

Genome-wide phenotypic screens in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, enabled
by its knockout collection, have produced the largest, richest, and most systematic …

Revealing the structures and dynamic behaviors of molecules on lipids is crucial for
understanding the mechanism behind the biophysical processes, such as the preparation …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Herbal remedies can be used to treat a variety of chronic
inflammatory illnesses, like rheumatoid arthritis and leprosy. The plant Calotropis gigantea …

Violacein is a tryptophan-derived purple pigment produced by environmental bacteria,
which displays multiple biological activities, including strong inhibition of Gram-positive …

The presence/absence of weakly hydrogen-bonded water molecules buried in the
hydrophobic moiety of charged lipids at aqueous interfaces has been a matter of debate. We …

Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and antipyretic
effects. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of drug interaction with cell membranes is …

The interactions between drugs and cell membranes can modulate the structural and
physical properties of membranes. The resultant perturbations of the membrane integrity …

Many pharmaceutical drugs are known to interact with lipid membranes through nonspecific
molecular interactions, which affect their therapeutic effect. Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti …

Cellular membranes are constantly bombarded with biomolecules and nanoscale particles,
and cell functionality depends on the fraction of the bound/internalized entities …