The plasma membrane (PM) is the biological membrane that separates the interior of all
cells from the outside. The PM is constituted of a huge diversity of proteins and lipids. In this …

Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) is a powerful technique that allows for real-time
visualization of Langmuir monolayers. The lateral organization of these films can be …

Several small drugs and medicinal plant extracts, such as the Indian spice extract curcumin,
have a wide range of useful pharmacological properties that cannot be ascribed to binding …

Antimicrobial properties of essential oils predestine these substances to be used as
ecological food preservatives. However, their activity is determined by variety of factors …

Pentacyclic triterpenes (PT), ursolic acid (Urs), and α-amyrin (AMalf) are natural products
exhibiting broad spectrum of antibacterial activity. These compounds are membrane-active …

Langmuir monolayers of 1, 2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) and a
mixture of DPPC with curcumin (CUR) have been investigated at the air-water interface …

In this work the properties of ternary systems composed of phosphatidylethanolamines
(PEs), phosphatidylglycerols (PGs) and cardiolipin (CL) were studied with the Langmuir …

Abstract Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are the organic compounds of strong
human and environmental toxicity. Highly important aspect of cytotoxicity of these …

Understanding the role of natural compounds whose pharmaceutical activity is associated
with cell membranes is fundamental to comprehending the biochemical processes that …

Many plant-derived compounds possess antimicrobial, antioxidant and even anticancer
activities. Therefore, they are considered as substances that can be used instead of …