Structure-Function Relations in Self-Assembled Sphingolipids at Gas-Water Interfaces

	Nanotech 2003 Vol. 3 Technical Proceedings of the 2003 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 3 Chapter 9: Biomimetic Membranes
	Structure-Function Relations in Self-Assembled Sphingolipids at Gas-Water Interfaces
Authors:	D. Vaknin
Affilation:	Ames Lab, and Iowa State University, US
Pages:	408 - 411
Keywords:	Sphingosine, sphingolipids, grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, monolayers
Abstract:	The development in understanding cell membrane structure and function has been historically intertwined with that of the monomolecular Langmuir layer of amphiphiles at air-aqueous interfaces. Here, we present synchrotron structural studies of a variety of sphingolipid monolayers at air-water interfaces and relate their unique characteristic structural properties with their function in eukeriotic cells.
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ISBN:	0-9728422-2-5
Pages:	560
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