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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
Valinomycin added to a suspension of chlorophyll a containing lecithin vesicles induces slight changes in the spectrum of chlorophyll a. These changes are measured as a difference spectrum between samples with and without valinomycin but of otherwise identical composition. The analysis of the experiments reveals that the effect is neither associated with the ionophoric properties of valinomycin nor due to a direct interaction of this agent with chlorophyll a. The molar ratio of valinomycin dissolved in the membrane to lecithin is found to be the relevant parameter, thus indicating an interaction between these two components. As a consequence, the aggregational state of the lecithin molecules is altered. Chlorophyll a incorporated into the membrane acts as a sensor, i.e. it reflects the alteration by a change in its spectroscopic parameters.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-2631
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Pigment containing lipid vesicles. II. Interaction of valinomycin with lecithin as sensed by chlorophyll a.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article