Abstract
Water molecules within biological membranes are in close proximity to the protein and phospholipid molecules that comprise the membrane. Does this propinquity to charged groups impart any unusual properties to the water molecules, or do they behave as in free solution? Does water use aqueous pathways in crossing biological membranes or does it cross by dissolution in the membrane? Relevant information concerning these questions is now available from both the physical chemical and the biological literature and this essay will draw on evidence from both sources.
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Solomon, A.K. (1972). Properties of Water in Red Cell and Synthetic Membranes. In: Kreuzer, F., Slegers, J.F.G. (eds) Biomembranes : Passive Permeability of Cell Membranes. Biomembranes, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0961-1_21
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