Chapter 3 Biomembranes: Their Structure, Chemistry and Functions
Outline
1.A
brief history of studies on the structrure of the plasmic
membrane
A.Conception
B.The history of study
2.Singer
and Nicolson’s Model of membrane structure: The fluid-
mosaic model is the “central dogma” of membrane biology.
3.The
chemical composition of membranes
A.Membrane
Lipids: The Fluid Part of the Model
B.Membrane
Proteins:The “Mosaic” Part of the Model
C.Membrane
Carbohydrates
4.Characteristics
of biomembrane
A.Dynamic
nature of biomembrane
B.The
asymmetry of biomembranes—The foundation of membrane function
C.The
inhomogeneity of membranes
5.An Overview of membrane functions
















