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Bilayer-Peptide Interactions

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Abstract

Biomembranes have a variety of important functions in living systems. Besides forming an envelope to the cell, they also have a regulatory function, serving as a barrier to the transport of matter between the cell and the outside world (Gennis, 1989). These latter processes involve interaction of the membrane lipids with membrane proteins and a variety of small molecules such as water, hormones, etc. Moreover, a detailed understanding of the interactions between lipid bilayers and small molecules and peptides can give useful insights into a variety of membrane phenomena such as passive and active permeation across cell membranes (Deamer and Bramhall, 1986), function of drugs and anesthetics (Lichtenberger et al, 1995), and membrane fusion and fusion inhibition (Bentz, 1993; Burger and Verkleij, 1990; White, 1992). Furthermore, bilayer models involving peptides can also be used as prototypes for understanding membrane protein interactions.

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  1. K. V. Damodaran
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, 152 Davey Laboratory, 16802, University Park, PA, USA

    Kenneth M. Merz Jr.

  2. Groupe de Recherche en Transport Membranaire (GRTM) Départements de physique et de chimie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3C 3J7

    Benoît Roux

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Damodaran, K.V., Merz, K.M. (1996). Bilayer-Peptide Interactions. In: Merz, K.M., Roux, B. (eds) Biological Membranes. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8580-6_11

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