Biological membranes are constituted from lipid bilayers and proteins. Investigation of protein-membrane interaction, essential for biological function of cells, must rest upon solid knowledge of lipid bilayer behavior. ...

The important pharmacological actions of Crotoxin (CTX) on macrophages, the main toxin in the venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus, and its important participation in the control of different pathophysiological processes, ...

The aim of this opinion article is to point out the basic principles that modify the assembly of biological membranes during lipid peroxidation. With this objective in mind I describe: the structural and functional ...

In this work, we monitor the alterations caused in membrane model systems upon the addition of biologically-relevant peptides. Our first study reports on the interaction with model membranes of an internal fusion peptide ...

It has been hypothesized that the therapeutic effects of artepillin C, a natural compound derived from Brazilian green propolis, are likely related to its partition in the lipid bilayer component of biological membranes. ...

The bacterial membrane interaction of the antimicrobial peptide microcin J25 was studied with the probe-free techniques Langmuir monolayers and infrared spectroscopy. Membrane model systems composed by phosphatidylethano ...

Artificial membranes represent models of the behavior of their biological counterparts. The objectives of this study are the formation and study of a biocompatible environment that serves as a support and ensure stability ...

Surface water activity appears as a common factor when the interaction of several aqueous soluble and surface active proteins with lipid membranes of different composition is measured by the changes in surface pressure of ...