Ratio between permeability of synthetic bilayers to water and to small ions such as Na+ or K+
| Value | 1e+9 Water permeability/small ion permeability Range: Figure link - link Water permeability/small ion permeability |
|---|---|
| Organism | Generic |
| Reference | Alberts, Molecular biology of the cell, 3rd edition, 1994, chapter 11, p.508 paragraph before bottom |
| Comments | Lipid bilayers are highly impermeable to charged molecules (ions), no matter how small: the charge and high degree of hydration of such molecules prevents them from entering the hydrocarbon phase of the layer. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 106426 |