Biological membranes are tricky to investigate. They are complex in terms of molecular
composition and structure, functional over a wide range of time scales, and characterized by …

Lipids, phospholipids and cholesterol in particular, are the predominant components of the
plasma membrane, wherein multidrug efflux transporters of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) …

Advances over the past 25 years have revealed much about how the structural properties of
membranes and associated proteins are linked to the thermodynamics and kinetics of …

In this Article, I review the development of computer simulation techniques for studying
radiation effects in materials from 1946 until 2018. These developments were often closely …

Biosurfactants (BS) are surface-active molecules produced by microorganisms. For several
decades they have attracted interest as promising alternatives to current petroleum-based …

Lipid research represents a frontier for microbiology, as showcased by hopanoid lipids.
Hopanoids, which resemble sterols and are found in the membranes of diverse bacteria …

Abstract Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is a highly sensitive technique to study the
thermotropic properties of many different biological macromolecules and extracts. Since its …

Saponins, amphiphiles of natural origin with numerous biological activities, are widely used
in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry. Some saponins exhibit relatively selective …

Cholesterol is a central building block in biomembranes, where it induces orientational
order, slows diffusion, renders the membrane stiffer, and drives domain formation. Molecular …

Mammalian cytochromes P450 are an important class of enzymes involved in the
biotransformation of many endo-and exogenous compounds. Cytochrome P450 isoforms …