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Biological Membranes
Author(s) -
Gross Werner
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197103881
Subject(s) - membrane , chemistry , biological membrane , enzyme , biochemistry
Membranes are essential components of living cells. They act as barriers and pumps, as enzyme supports, and also as a means of protection. Their chemical makeup from proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, ribonucleic acids, and water is well known, but there is as yet no generally accepted model for their structure. It is also by no means certain that all membranes have the same structural plan.