Index
A
Acceptor, 48
Actin-based motility, 134
Actin binding protein (ABP), 127
Actin bundling proteins, 124
Actin depolymerizing factor (ADF), 130
Actin filaments, 53, 96
Actin filament structure, 107–108
Actin monomer, 103
Actin monomer structure, 106
Actin polymerization and depolymerization,
109–112
Acitn-sequestering protein, 128
Actin stress, 124–126
Actin turnover, 128–130
Action potential, 25, 26
Activation energy, 11, 73
Activity coefficient, 21
Actomyosin, 54
Adenylate cyclase, 82
Allosteric enzyme, 76
Alpha-actinin, 124
Alpha and beta tubulins, 116
Amino acid, 4
Amino-acyl tRNA synthetase, 6
Anisotropy, 36
Arp2/3, 122
Arrhenius’s equation, 73
Arrowhead, 110
ATP, 8, 85
B
Bacteriorhodopsin, 77
Barbed and Pointed ends, 107
Bimolecular constant, 81
Biological system, 13, 14
Biomembranes, 19, 23, 29–30, 59
Biomolecules, 3
Biosynthesis, 77
Bohr magneton, 35
Boltzmann distribution, 35, 43
Bond energy, 1, 12
Brownian motion, 38
C
Calcium ion, 76, 85
Carbon dioxide, 159
Cardiolipin, 90
Catalytic activities, 4
Catalytic function, 72
Catastrophe and Rescue, 119–120
Cell motility, 120
Cellular movements, 102–106
Ceramide, 84
Channel proteins, 26
Characteristic decay length, 51
Chemical evolution, 3
Chemical potential, 15, 20, 25
Chemical reactions, 1, 4, 9, 20, 71, 159
Cholesterol, 83, 84
Closed system, 1, 16
Collision frequency, 81
Collision theory, 72
Computer simulation, 1
Conformational change, 76, 82
Critical concentration, 113, 114
Critical micelle concentration (CMC), 21
Cross bridge, 96
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A
Acceptor, 48
Actin-based motility, 134
Actin binding protein (ABP), 127
Actin bundling proteins, 124
Actin depolymerizing factor (ADF), 130
Actin filaments, 53, 96
Actin filament structure, 107–108
Actin monomer, 103
Actin monomer structure, 106
Actin polymerization and depolymerization,
109–112
Acitn-sequestering protein, 128
Actin stress, 124–126
Actin turnover, 128–130
Action potential, 25, 26
Activation energy, 11, 73
Activity coefficient, 21
Actomyosin, 54
Adenylate cyclase, 82
Allosteric enzyme, 76
Alpha-actinin, 124
Alpha and beta tubulins, 116
Amino acid, 4
Amino-acyl tRNA synthetase, 6
Anisotropy, 36
Arp2/3, 122
Arrhenius’s equation, 73
Arrowhead, 110
ATP, 8, 85
B
Bacteriorhodopsin, 77
Barbed and Pointed ends, 107
Bimolecular constant, 81
Biological system, 13, 14
Biomembranes, 19, 23, 29–30, 59
Biomolecules, 3
Biosynthesis, 77
Bohr magneton, 35
Boltzmann distribution, 35, 43
Bond energy, 1, 12
Brownian motion, 38
C
Calcium ion, 76, 85
Carbon dioxide, 159
Cardiolipin, 90
Catalytic activities, 4
Catalytic function, 72
Catastrophe and Rescue, 119–120
Cell motility, 120
Cellular movements, 102–106
Ceramide, 84
Channel proteins, 26
Characteristic decay length, 51
Chemical evolution, 3
Chemical potential, 15, 20, 25
Chemical reactions, 1, 4, 9, 20, 71, 159
Cholesterol, 83, 84
Closed system, 1, 16
Collision frequency, 81
Collision theory, 72
Computer simulation, 1
Conformational change, 76, 82
Critical concentration, 113, 114
Critical micelle concentration (CMC), 21
Cross bridge, 96
© Springer Japan KK, part of Springer Nature 2018
K. Ohki, H. Miyata, Physical Principles of Biomembranes and Cells,
Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56841-4
167