Contributions of Membrane Components to Intracellular Water Order: Research Summary.
Abstract
This report is a summary of results obtained by our studies of the internal viscosity of red blood cells and spinach thylakoids as observed by electron paramagnetic resonance techniques. Specific detail considers the individual efforts on each of these cell systems, the difficulties in making these measurements, and conclusions based on the results in light of the difficulties. In addition, a discussion on the measurement of the rotational motion of spin labels in phospholipid vesicles is presented as well as a discussion on the applicability of measuring translational diffusion by measuring spin label collision frequency. The conclusion of the report is that although there are problems in interpretation of the measurements, internal viscosity of cells can be measured reliably by the spin label method. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 09, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA086699
Entities
People
- Philip D. Morse Ii
Organizations
- Wayne State University