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their main structural ingredient. Typically, they are ''bilayer'' structures: [[amphiphilic]] [[aggregates]] in which the lipids expose their hydrophilic "heads" | their main structural ingredient. Typically, they are ''bilayer'' structures: [[amphiphilic]] [[aggregates]] in which the lipids expose their hydrophilic "heads" | ||
to the water, while shielding the hydrophobic "tails" in the interior. | to the water, while shielding the hydrophobic "tails" in the interior. | ||
== Model membranes == | == Model membranes == | ||
The term "model membrane" has a twofold meaning. For theoreticians, it usually means a theoretical model of the actual microscopic system. For experimentalists, it means a simplified mixture in which only the main ingredients are employed (usually: water, one or several species of lipids, and salts). | |||
The term "model membrane" has a twofold meaning. For theoreticians, it usually means a theoretical model of the actual microscopic system. For | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/a906472i Maddalena Venturoli and Berend Smit "Simulating the self-assembly of model membranes" | *[http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/a906472i Maddalena Venturoli and Berend Smit "Simulating the self-assembly of model membranes" PhysChemComm '''2''' pp. 45-49 (1999) ] | ||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-35284-8_11 Berend Smit, Marieke Kranenburg, M., Maria Maddalena Sperotto, and Maddalena Venturoli "Mesoscopic models of biological membranes", Lecture Notes in Physics '''704''' pp. 259-286 (2006)] | |||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2006.07.006 Maddalena Venturoli, Maria Maddalena Sperotto, Marieke Kranenburg, and Berend Smit "Mesoscopic models of biological membranes" Physics Reports '''437''' pp. 1-54 (2006)] | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:57, 13 February 2008
These are structures that are found in cells. The best known biomembrane is the plasma membrane, that separates the cell from the exterior --- but many internal organelles of the cell have their own membranes. Lipids are considered to be their main structural ingredient. Typically, they are bilayer structures: amphiphilic aggregates in which the lipids expose their hydrophilic "heads" to the water, while shielding the hydrophobic "tails" in the interior.
Model membranes[edit]
The term "model membrane" has a twofold meaning. For theoreticians, it usually means a theoretical model of the actual microscopic system. For experimentalists, it means a simplified mixture in which only the main ingredients are employed (usually: water, one or several species of lipids, and salts).
References[edit]
- Maddalena Venturoli and Berend Smit "Simulating the self-assembly of model membranes" PhysChemComm 2 pp. 45-49 (1999)
- Berend Smit, Marieke Kranenburg, M., Maria Maddalena Sperotto, and Maddalena Venturoli "Mesoscopic models of biological membranes", Lecture Notes in Physics 704 pp. 259-286 (2006)
- Maddalena Venturoli, Maria Maddalena Sperotto, Marieke Kranenburg, and Berend Smit "Mesoscopic models of biological membranes" Physics Reports 437 pp. 1-54 (2006)