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Calorimetric studies of model and natural biomembranes

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Biomembrane research was initiated many years ago, when it was recognised that cells possess a selectively permeable barrier determining the diffusion of substances from the inside to the outside of cells and vice versa. Over the years, a vast amount of research has been carried out in an attempt to evaluate the structure of these biomembranes and to correlate their structure with their functions.

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Abbreviations

DSC:

differential scanning calorimetry

DTA:

differential thermal analysis

Tc:

transition temperature

Tm:

temperature of the midpoint of transition

ΔH:

enthalpy of transition

ΔS:

entropy of transition

DPL or DPPC:

dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine

DPPE:

dipalmitoyl phosphatidylethanolamine

DPPS:

dipalmitoyl phosphatidylserine

DPPG:

dipalmitoyl phosphatidylglycerol

DPPA:

dipalmitoyl phosphatidic acid

SP:

sphingomyelin

PC:

phosphatidylcholine lecithin

DSL:

distearoyl lecithin

DML:

dimyristoyl lecithin

PS:

phosphatidylserine

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Bach, D. (1983). Calorimetric studies of model and natural biomembranes. In: Chapman, D. (eds) Biomembrane Structure and Function. Topics in Molecular and Structural Biology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06065-8_1

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