Functional Hydration Behavior: Interrelation between Hydration and Molecular Properties at Lipid Membrane Interfaces
Water is an abundant commodity and has various important functions. It stabilizes the structure of biological macromolecules, controls biochemical activities, and regulates interfacial/intermolecular interactions. Common aspects of interfacial water can be obtained by overviewing fundamental functio...
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description | Water is an abundant commodity and has various important functions. It stabilizes the structure of biological macromolecules, controls biochemical activities, and regulates interfacial/intermolecular interactions. Common aspects of interfacial water can be obtained by overviewing fundamental functions and properties at different temporal and spatial scales. It is important to understand the hydrogen bonding and structural properties of water and to evaluate the individual molecular species having different hydration properties. Water molecules form hydrogen bonds with biomolecules and contribute to the adjustment of their properties, such as surface charge, hydrophilicity, and structural flexibility. In this review, the fundamental properties of water molecules and the methods used for the analyses of water dynamics are summarized. In particular, the interrelation between the hydration properties, determined by molecules, and the properties of molecules, determined by their hydration properties, are discussed using the lipid membrane as an example. Accordingly, interesting water functions are introduced that provide beneficial information in the fields of biochemistry, medicine, and food chemistry. |
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spelling | doaj-art-de0e347e0a00420e9b79bb4cd66051eb2025-02-03T05:57:11ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712019-01-01201910.1155/2019/48673274867327Functional Hydration Behavior: Interrelation between Hydration and Molecular Properties at Lipid Membrane InterfacesNozomi Watanabe0Keishi Suga1Hiroshi Umakoshi2Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, JapanGraduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, JapanGraduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, JapanWater is an abundant commodity and has various important functions. It stabilizes the structure of biological macromolecules, controls biochemical activities, and regulates interfacial/intermolecular interactions. Common aspects of interfacial water can be obtained by overviewing fundamental functions and properties at different temporal and spatial scales. It is important to understand the hydrogen bonding and structural properties of water and to evaluate the individual molecular species having different hydration properties. Water molecules form hydrogen bonds with biomolecules and contribute to the adjustment of their properties, such as surface charge, hydrophilicity, and structural flexibility. In this review, the fundamental properties of water molecules and the methods used for the analyses of water dynamics are summarized. In particular, the interrelation between the hydration properties, determined by molecules, and the properties of molecules, determined by their hydration properties, are discussed using the lipid membrane as an example. Accordingly, interesting water functions are introduced that provide beneficial information in the fields of biochemistry, medicine, and food chemistry.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4867327 |
spellingShingle | Nozomi Watanabe Keishi Suga Hiroshi Umakoshi Functional Hydration Behavior: Interrelation between Hydration and Molecular Properties at Lipid Membrane Interfaces Journal of Chemistry |
title | Functional Hydration Behavior: Interrelation between Hydration and Molecular Properties at Lipid Membrane Interfaces |
title_full | Functional Hydration Behavior: Interrelation between Hydration and Molecular Properties at Lipid Membrane Interfaces |
title_fullStr | Functional Hydration Behavior: Interrelation between Hydration and Molecular Properties at Lipid Membrane Interfaces |
title_full_unstemmed | Functional Hydration Behavior: Interrelation between Hydration and Molecular Properties at Lipid Membrane Interfaces |
title_short | Functional Hydration Behavior: Interrelation between Hydration and Molecular Properties at Lipid Membrane Interfaces |
title_sort | functional hydration behavior interrelation between hydration and molecular properties at lipid membrane interfaces |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4867327 |
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