Permeability of Biological Membranes
This book deals with biological membranes, focuses on permeabilization and pays particular attention to reversible permeabilization to maintain the viability and physiological conditions of the cells.Selective permeability of biological membranes also kno
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Permeability of Biological Membranes
Permeability of Biological Membranes
Gaspar Banfalvi
Permeability of Biological Membranes
Gaspar Banfalvi University of Debrecen Debrecen, Hungary
ISBN 978-3-319-28096-7 ISBN 978-3-319-28098-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28098-1
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Summary
The ultimate energy source for life on Earth is the solar energy of Sun. Cells convert the radiation energy to other types of energy. The major chemical energy produced by cells is ATP. In turn the energy needed for cellular work is provided by ATP, the energy currency of cells. Most of the chemical energy of ATP in cells is used for (i) mechanical work, (ii) biosynthetic processes, and (iii) transport by passing molecules and ions across the cell membranes to maintain concentration gradients. By the analogy of “Space: the final frontier” (Star Track), the cell membrane is the living frontier of cells. However, the cell membrane is not quite the final frontier of cells due to their connection with the environment known as permeability. The cell membrane or cytoplasmic membrane and the intracellular membranes of organelles are biological membranes. The cytoplasmic membrane separates the cell from the outside environment and cells from each other. The intracellular membranes separate specialized subunits with specific function known as organelles. The cytoskeleton may form appendage-like organelles, such as cilia, lamellopodia and finger-like projections known as microvilli covered by cell membrane. The cell membrane is selectively permeable to organic molecules and ions. This book deals with biological membranes, focuses on the permeability of cells, on methods of permeabilization, with particul
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