Lysosomes are sensitive to environmental stresses. Lysosomal membrane stability measured using lysosomal enzyme release assay (LERA) and expressed in terms of lysosomal lability index is employed as an early warning system for detection of disturbances in the surrounding environment. In the present study, lysosomal membrane stability of animals belonging to different phyla namely, Rattus norweg...

The use of in vitro membrane vesicles is attractive because of possible applications in therapies. Here we aimed to compare the stability and functionality of plasma membrane vesicles extracted from control and salt-treated broccoli. The impact of the amount of aquaporins was related to plasma membrane osmotic water permeability and the stability of protein secondary structure. Here, we describ...

Membrane technology applied in the chemical and energy industry has the potential to overcome many drawbacks of conventional technologies such as the need of large volume plants and large CO2 emissions. Recently, it has been reported that this technology might become more competitive...