A biomembrane as a contaminant bioindicator

FLORENCIA C. SAN ROMÁN NÁPOLI; CAROLINA C. ACEBAL; SIERRA M B

Encuentro; L Reunion anual de la sociedad argentina de biofisica; 2022

Liposomes formed by phospholipids can be used as model membranes to study thebehavior of biological membranes or biomembranes because they show similarities suchas their structure, composition, and selective permeability [1]. Therefore, lipidicmembranes can also be used to predict the effects of exposure of living organisms tocontaminants of emerging concern (CECs) [2-4]. CECs are bioaccumulative compounds ofdifferent chemical nature that can be potentially toxic to the environment, and they havegone unnoticed due to lack of information or adequate techniques for their identification.Among them are products such as: drugs, pesticides, cosmetics, cleaning supplies andpersonal hygiene among others.