Water in the orchestration of the cell machinery. Some misunderstandings: A short review

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-26

  Mentré, Pascale ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Giorgio Careri; Interfacial water; Intracellular diffusion; Proton currents; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; LYSOZYME; WATER;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOPHYSICS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL PH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84857653629     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: 15730689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-011-9225-9     Document Type: Review

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