International Series in Natural Philosophy, Volume 109Pergamon Press, 1982 - Physics |
Contents
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BIOLOGY AND PHYSICS | 1 |
PROTEINS AND THEIR BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS | 37 |
CELL MEMBRANES 133 | 73 |
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a-spiral absorption acceptor acetylcholine action active transport amino acid amino acid residues ATP molecules attached bacteria biological Ca2+ ions carbon chemical chlorophyll chloroplasts colicin complex concentration contain contraction coupling membranes cules cytochrome cytoplasmic membrane donor electrical electron transport enzyme equation equilibrium excitation exciton free energy functions glucose gradient hydrogen atoms hydrogen bonds hydrolysis hydrolysis of ATP hydrophobic inside the cell interaction investigations K+ ions large number lipid lipid layer mechanism medium membrane surface mitochondria mole molecular movement muscle fibre myofibrils myosin myosin molecules Na+ ions nerve fibre nerve impulse nitrogen oxidation oxidised oxygen peptide groups permeability phosphate phosphorylation photosynthesising potassium ions potential difference protein protein molecules protons pump quantum reaction centres respiratory chain sarcomere sarcoplasmic reticulum sodium solitons solution structure substrate synthesis of ATP temperature thick thin filaments thylakoid membrane tropomyosin troponin tubules valinomycin valinomycin molecules velocity vescicles vibrations wave