Abstract
Voltage transients induced by flash illumination of bilayer membranes with sorbed dye, 3,3′-dimethyl-2,2′-oxacarbocyanine chloride (diO-C1-3-Cl), vary with membrane lipid composition and aqueous solution salt concentration. The voltage transients are probably induced by physical movements of sorbed dye molecules following photo-isomerization. Increased salt (NaCl and NaBr) concentrations in the aqueous solutions reduced the photo-voltage amplitudes by reducing the amount of dye sorbed to the membranes, and by decreasing the effective membrane thickness. The photo-voltage risetimes and falltimes varied systematically with salt concentration and membrane lipid composition, reflecting structural changes in the membrane's surface layer.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta |
Volume | 553 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 3 1979 |
Disciplines
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry