| Literature DB >> 3995041 |
K Arnold, A Herrmann, L Pratsch, K Gawrisch.
Abstract
The dielectric constant of water is reduced drastically on addition of poly(ethylene glycol). The behaviour is not described by a linear mixture equation. The decreased dielectric constant can lead to the general perturbation of the membrane structure which is necessary in such a manner that a strong aggregation of membranes would lead to their fusion. The changed cation permeability in the presence of poly(ethylene glycol) can explained as the effect of the lowered dielectric constant on the transfer energy.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID： 3995041 DOI： 10.1016/0005-2736(85)90381-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN： 0006-3002