Main description:

The first book to provdie a comprehensive look at bioenergetics, the energy flow in living systems, by studying ion exchange and electron transfer processes in biological membranes and artificial bio-films, and how these processes contribute to developing modern biosensor and ion-sensor technology, as well as biofuel cells. The book: * Discusses the ion fluxes and electron transfer processes in biological membranes and artificial bio-films * Provides an in-depth description of the processes at the interface between the membrane/film and substrate electrode * Is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive look at how these processes are understood in biology of living cells * Addresses how these processes contribute to developing modern biosensor and ion-sensor technology, as well as biofuel cells

Contents:

Contributors vii Preface ix 1 Modeling of Relations between Ionic Fluxes and Membrane Potential in Artificial Membranes 1 Agata Michalska and Krzysztof Maksymiuk 2 Transmembrane Ion Fluxes for Lowering Detection Limits of Ion-Selective Electrodes 23 Tomasz Sokalski 3 Ion Transport and (Selected) Ion Channels in Biological Membranes in Health and Pathology 61 Krzysztof Do^3owy 4 Electrical Coupling through Gap Junctions between Electrically Excitable Cells 83 Yarra Lefler and Marylka Yoe Uusisaari 5 Enzyme Film Electrochemistry 105 Julea N. Butt, Andrew J. Gates, Sophie J. Marritt and David J. Richardson 6 Plant Photosystem II as an Example of a Natural Photovoltaic Device 121 Wies^3aw I. Gruszecki 7 Electrochemical Activation of Cytochrome P450 133 Andrew K. Udit, Michael G. Hill and Harry B. Gray 8 Molecular Properties and Reaction Mechanism of Multicopper Oxidases Related to Their Use in Biofuel Cells 169 Edward I. Solomon, Christian H. Kjaergaard and David E. Heppner 9 Electrochemical Monitoring of the Well-Being of Cells 213 Kalle Levon, Qi Zhang, Yanyan Wang, Aabhas Martur and Ramya Kolli 10 Electrochemical Systems Controlled by Enzyme-Based Logic Networks: Toward Biochemically Controlled Bioelectronics 231 Jan Halamek and Evgeny Katz Index 000