Biological membranes are those membranes enclosing the cell or any of the organelles within it. Membranes serve not only to enclose and define the cell or organelle, but to regulate the flow of materials passing in and out of it. The membrane...

A biological membrane or biomembrane is an enclosing or separating amphipathic layer which acts as a barrier within or around a cell. It is, almost invariably, a lipid bilayer, composed of a double layer of lipid-class molecules, specifically...

ABSTRACT Wheat seeds contain different lipid binding proteins that are low molecular mass, basic and cystine-rich proteins. Among them, the recently characterized puroindolines have been shown to inhibit the growth of fungi in vitro and to enhance the fungal resistance of plants. Experimental data,...

ABSTRACT Water amid the restricted space of crowded biological macromolecules and at membrane interfaces is essential for cell function, though the structure and function of this "biological water" itself remains poorly defined. The force required to remove strongly bound water is referred to...