BCH 808
Advanced Membrane Biochemistry
2
Course Description
Membrane structure and function.
Course Outline
Membrane structure and function; Membrane-linked phenomena; ion transport; Morphology of membranes; Membrane biogenesis; Membrane carbohydrates and cell surface specificity/antigenic projection; Ionophoric antibiotics; Membrane dynamics; Excitable membranes; Neurotransmitters; Membrane receptors and signaling/transduction; Photobiology; Photosynthesis and Calvin cycle; Recent advances in Membrane research; e.g; roles of liposomes etc