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termination of the function of ion channels and pumps in biomem-
brane models reconstituted from purified components addresses a
strongly felt need for the development of new drug candidates or
diagnostic test systems .

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks are due to Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze for financial
support to the authors' research on metal-supported biomimetic
membranes. The technical support by Dr. Giovanni Aloisi in the
preparation of the manuscript is gratefully acknowledged.

ACRONYMS

AFM Atomic force microscopy

ATR-FTIR Attenuated total internal-reflection Fourier-transform

infrared spectroscopy

BLM Bilayer lipid membrane

COX Cytochrome c oxidase

DMPC Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine

DMPE Dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine

DOPA Dioleoylphosphatidic acid

DOPC Dioleoylphosphatidylcholine

DOPE Dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine

DOPS Dioleoylphosphatidylserine

DPhyPC Diphytanoylphosphatidylcholine

DPPC Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine

DPPE Dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine

DPTL 2,3-Di- O -phytanyl-sn-glycerol-1-tetraoxyethylene

glycol-D,L-D-lipoic ester

Egg-PC Egg-phosphatidylcholine

EIS Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

FRAP Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching

GUV Giant unilamellar vesicle

ITO Indium tin oxide

NR Neutron reflectivity

PBLM Polymer-cushioned bilayer lipid membrane