Electrochemical Processes in Biological Systems

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

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

Contributors viiPreface ix1 Modeling of Relations between Ionic Fluxes and Membrane Potential in Artificial Membranes 1Agata Michalska and Krzysztof Maksymiuk2 Transmembrane Ion Fluxes for Lowering Detection Limits of Ion-Selective Electrodes 23Tomasz Sokalski3 Ion Transport and (Selected) Ion Channels in Biological Membranes in Health and Pathology 61Krzysztof Do?owy4 Electrical Coupling through Gap Junctions between Electrically Excitable Cells 83Yarra Lefler and Marylka Yoe Uusisaari5 Enzyme Film Electrochemistry 105Julea N. Butt, Andrew J. Gates, Sophie J. Marritt and David J. Richardson6 Plant Photosystem II as an Example of a Natural Photovoltaic Device 121Wies?aw I. Gruszecki7 Electrochemical Activation of Cytochrome P450 133Andrew K. Udit, Michael G. Hill and Harry B. Gray8 Molecular Properties and Reaction Mechanism of Multicopper Oxidases Related to Their Use in Biofuel Cells 169Edward I. Solomon, Christian H. Kjaergaard and David E. Heppner9 Electrochemical Monitoring of the Well-Being of Cells 213Kalle Levon, Qi Zhang, Yanyan Wang, Aabhas Martur and Ramya Kolli10 Electrochemical Systems Controlled by Enzyme-Based Logic Networks: Toward Biochemically Controlled Bioelectronics 231Jan Halámek and Evgeny KatzIndex 000