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Chapter 3 Biomembranes: Their Structure, Chemistry and Functions


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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

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