Aquaporin Membrane Channels: Biophysics, Classification, Functions, and Possible Biotechnological Applications

Food Biophysics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-249

  Gena, Patrizia ^a   Pellegrini Calace, Marialuisa ^a   Biasco, Adriana ^a   Svelto, Maria ^a   Calamita, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquaglyceroporins; Biomimetic membranes; Fluid homeostasis; Membrane water transport; Pore selectivity

Indexed keywords

AQUAGLYCEROPORINS; AQUAPORINS; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CHANNEL PROTEINS; DIFFUSION OF WATER; LIVING ORGANISMS; LOW VELOCITIES; MEMBRANE CHANNELS; OSMOTIC FORCES; PLASMA MEMBRANES; PORE SELECTIVITY; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; TRANSMEMBRANES; WATER MOLECULE;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOMIMETICS; BIOPHYSICS; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; FLUIDS; GLYCOPROTEINS; LIPID BILAYERS; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 79955481933     PISSN: 15571858     EISSN: 15571866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11483-010-9193-9     Document Type: Review

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