I
Imaging, 48
Imaging microscopic, 84
Immune response, 23
Information processing, 24
Inhibitor, 72, 76
Integral proteins, 76
Integrin, 121
Intermediate complex, 74, 75
Inverted micelle, 90
Ionic intensity, 59
Ionic strength, 76
Isolated system, 11, 13, 73
K
Keratocyte, 54, 128
Kinetic energy, 73
L
Lamella, 126–127
Lamellipodia, 53
Lamllipodia and filopodia, 123–124
Lateral diffusion, 40, 59, 82
Laurdan, 48, 84
Le Chaterier.’s principle, 16
Lever-arm, 99
Ligand, 82
Lipid assembly, 20
Lipid bilayer membranes, 19, 22, 23, 61, 78
Lipid bilayers, 36, 90
Lipid rafts, 83
Lipids, 19
Liposome, 23
Liquid-ordered phase, 83, 84
Listeria, 134
Living organisms, 6, 14, 71, 84, 159
Local equilibrium, 15, 16
M
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 42–44
Mechanochemical coupling, 99
Mechano-enzyme, 96–99
Melittin, 78, 88
Membrane fluidity, 34, 162
Membrane fusion, 40, 88
Membrane potential, 25, 26
Membrane skeleton, 121–122
Membrane traffic, 77
Metabolic pathway, 72, 75
Metabolic system, 8
Michaelis constant, 11
Microtubule, 105, 116–120
Microtubule associated proteins (MAPs), 120
Minus end, 119
Mitochondria, 9
Molecular concentration, 73
Molecular dynamics, 57
Molecular recognition, 29
Molecular structure, 71
Motor domain, 99
Muscle contraction, 96–99
Myosin, 96
Myosin-I, 103
Myosin II, 103
Myosin head, 99
N
NADPH, 8
Nernst equation, 26
Neuro transmitter, 25
Nitroxide radicals, 36
N (non-exchangeable)-site, 118
Non-bilayer structures, 87, 90
Non-equilibrium state, 12
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics, 15
Non-muscle myosins, 103–106
Nuclear fusion, 1
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 42, 43,
72, 83
Nuclear spin quantum number, 42
O
Open system, 13, 14
Operon theory, 75
Optical isomers, 72
Optical microscope, 30
Optical tweezers, 54
Overhauser effect, 42
P
Packing parameter, 22
Pair annihilation, 54
Partition coefficient, 83
Patch clamp, 26
Peptide synthesis, 71
Peripheral proteins, 76
Perrin-Weber equation, 46
PET imaging, 54
Phase diagram, 65
Phase equilibrium, 65
Phase separation, 40, 82, 85, 164
Phase transition temperature, 61, 77
Phase transitions, 59, 61, 82, 161
Phenomenological equation, 15
Index
169
Imaging, 48
Imaging microscopic, 84
Immune response, 23
Information processing, 24
Inhibitor, 72, 76
Integral proteins, 76
Integrin, 121
Intermediate complex, 74, 75
Inverted micelle, 90
Ionic intensity, 59
Ionic strength, 76
Isolated system, 11, 13, 73
K
Keratocyte, 54, 128
Kinetic energy, 73
L
Lamella, 126–127
Lamellipodia, 53
Lamllipodia and filopodia, 123–124
Lateral diffusion, 40, 59, 82
Laurdan, 48, 84
Le Chaterier.’s principle, 16
Lever-arm, 99
Ligand, 82
Lipid assembly, 20
Lipid bilayer membranes, 19, 22, 23, 61, 78
Lipid bilayers, 36, 90
Lipid rafts, 83
Lipids, 19
Liposome, 23
Liquid-ordered phase, 83, 84
Listeria, 134
Living organisms, 6, 14, 71, 84, 159
Local equilibrium, 15, 16
M
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 42–44
Mechanochemical coupling, 99
Mechano-enzyme, 96–99
Melittin, 78, 88
Membrane fluidity, 34, 162
Membrane fusion, 40, 88
Membrane potential, 25, 26
Membrane skeleton, 121–122
Membrane traffic, 77
Metabolic pathway, 72, 75
Metabolic system, 8
Michaelis constant, 11
Microtubule, 105, 116–120
Microtubule associated proteins (MAPs), 120
Minus end, 119
Mitochondria, 9
Molecular concentration, 73
Molecular dynamics, 57
Molecular recognition, 29
Molecular structure, 71
Motor domain, 99
Muscle contraction, 96–99
Myosin, 96
Myosin-I, 103
Myosin II, 103
Myosin head, 99
N
NADPH, 8
Nernst equation, 26
Neuro transmitter, 25
Nitroxide radicals, 36
N (non-exchangeable)-site, 118
Non-bilayer structures, 87, 90
Non-equilibrium state, 12
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics, 15
Non-muscle myosins, 103–106
Nuclear fusion, 1
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 42, 43,
72, 83
Nuclear spin quantum number, 42
O
Open system, 13, 14
Operon theory, 75
Optical isomers, 72
Optical microscope, 30
Optical tweezers, 54
Overhauser effect, 42
P
Packing parameter, 22
Pair annihilation, 54
Partition coefficient, 83
Patch clamp, 26
Peptide synthesis, 71
Peripheral proteins, 76
Perrin-Weber equation, 46
PET imaging, 54
Phase diagram, 65
Phase equilibrium, 65
Phase separation, 40, 82, 85, 164
Phase transition temperature, 61, 77
Phase transitions, 59, 61, 82, 161
Phenomenological equation, 15
Index
169