title: Proton lateral conduction along a lipid monolayer spread on a physiological subphase.
abstract: A localized lateral proton pathway is present along the phospholipid polar heads and bound water molecules when the lipids are spread in monolayers at the air/water interface. Conduction can be detected on concentrated buffers as found under physiological conditions if the lateral proton gradient is large enough. The localized movement supports the occurrence of microlocalized proton circuits along a membrane and of lateral proton gradients.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de pharmacologie et toxicologie fondamentales du CNRS, Département III-Glycoconjugués et Biomembranes, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prats
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teissié
mesh_terms: D002021:Buffers; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008055:Lipids; D008566:Membranes; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D002021:Buffers; D008055:Lipids; D011522:Protons