Bioderived Materials: Harnessing Nature for Advanced Biochemical Handiwork

Biological Membranes: Nature’s Own Nanomaterials

Author(s): Lipika Mirdha* and Hirak Chakraborty *

Pp: 170-192 (23)

DOI: 10.2174/9789815136869124010009

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

Cellular membranes are known to participate in several biological functions in addition to providing cellular integrity. Interestingly, in a small nanometric thickness, they offer a range of polarity, viscosity, and heterogeneity in addition to their lateral organizational diversity, which makes biological membranes a unique medium to carry out several cellular reactions. In this chapter, we have discussed the membrane architecture, physical properties, and its contribution to several biological functions.


Keywords: Acylation of proteins, Biomembrane architecture, Electron transfer, Glycosylation, Lipid biosynthesis and sorting, Membrane heterogeneity, Membranes, Oxidative phosphorylation, Protein sorting, Signal transduction.

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