Published September 1, 1979 | Version v1
Journal article

Determination of the membrane potential in bacterial membrane vesicles from the accumulation of N-methyldeptropine

  • 1. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands)

Description

The use of the lipophilic cation N-methyldeptropine (MDT) for Δpsi measurements in bacterial membrane vesicles is described. This compound can be synthesized in radioactive form by a very simple procedure. Two related compounds, N-methyltropine (MT) and N-methylatropine (NMA) were also investigated to get more information about the properties of an organic cation that determine its permeability across the bacterial membrane and to act as a Δpsi probe. (Auth.)

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Journal Title
FEBS (Fed. Eur. Biochem. Soc.) Lett.
Journal Volume
105
Journal Issue
1
Series
FEBS (Fed. Eur. Biochem. Soc.) Lett.
Journal Page Range
171-176
ISSN
0014-5793