Zwitterionic water chains as H+/OH- transporters.

Biophysical journal ·Vol. 52 ·No. 3 ·1987-09-00 ·Pages 497-500

Miller IR

Abstract

Zwitterionic water chains spanning the hydrocarbon layer with an H+ attached to one end and an OH- to the other end are suggested to be H+ and OH- conductors. They explain higher H+/OH- fluxes and their very weak dependence on pH.

MeSH Terms

Hydrogen Bonding Hydroxides Hydroxyl Radical Lipid Bilayers Models, Biological Protons Water

Chemicals

Hydroxides Lipid Bilayers Protons Water Hydroxyl Radical

Authors & Affiliations

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Miller I R

Department of Membrane Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

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Article Info

Journal

Biophysical journal

Abbr.

Biophys J

ISSN

0006-3495

DOI

10.1016/S0006-3495(87)83238-1

Published

1987-09-00

Pages

497-500

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0370626

PMCID

PMC1330014

Subset

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