The dielectric constant of phospholipid bilayers and the permeability of membranes to ions.
Published
Journal Article
The Born charging equation predicts that the permeability of a phospholipid bilayer membrane to ions should depend markedly on the dielectric constant of the membrane. Increasing the dielectric constant of an artificial bilayer increases its permeability to perchlorate or thiocyanate by a factor of 1000, to a value comparable to that of mitochondrial membranes.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Dilger, JP; McLaughlin, SG; McIntosh, TJ; Simon, SA
Published Date
- December 7, 1979
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 206 / 4423
Start / End Page
- 1196 - 1198
PubMed ID
- 228394
Pubmed Central ID
- 228394
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0036-8075
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1126/science.228394
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States