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AssigneeAustralian Membrane and Biotechnology Research Ins.
InventorsBurkhard Raguse, Bruce A. Cornell, Vijoleta L. Braach-Maksvytis, Ronald J. Pace
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The present invention relates to novel compounds used in an electrode membrane combination. These novel compounds include a linker lipid for use in attaching a membrane including a plurality of ionophores to an electrode and providing a space between the membrane and the electrode, the electrode being either in part or totally made up of the linker lipid. The linker lipid comprises within the same molecule a hydrophobic region capable of spanning the membrane, an attachment group used to attach the molecule to an electrode surface, a hydrophilic region intermediate said hydrophobic region and the attachment group, and a polar head group region attached to the hydrophobic region at a site remote from the hydrophilic region.
A linker lipid for use in attaching a membrane including a plurality of ionophores to an electrode and providing a space between the membrane and the electrode in which the membrane is either in part or totally made up of the linker lipid, the linker lipid comprising within the same molecule a hydrophobic region spanning the membrane, an attachment group used to attach the molecule to an electrode surface, an hydrophilic region intermediate said hydrophobic region and the attachment group, and a polar head group region attached to the hydrophobic region at a site remote from the hydrophilic region.
A synthetic lipid for use in bilayer membranes, the synthetic lipid having the the following structure:
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