The Hydrophobic Effect: Formation of Micelles and Biological Membranes

Abstract

The Solubility of Hydrocarbons in Water. Solubility of Amphiphiles in Water and Organic Solvents. The Effect of Temperature: Anomalous Entropy and Heat Capacity. The Structure of Water. Micelles: Introduction. Thermodynamics of Micelle Formation. Micelle Size and Shape. Mixed Micelles. Monolayers. Biological Lipids. Motility and Order. Proteins: Hydrophobic Side Chains and Conformational Change. The Association of Hydrocarbons and Amphiphiles with Common Soluble Proteins. Serum Lipoproteins. Biological Membranes. Membrane Proteins. Author and Subject Indices.