Long time stability of purple membranes from Halobacterium halobium. 1984

S G Hristova, and G Váró, and A Dér

The fast component of the electrical signal and the light absorption signals at different resolution times (at lambda = 408 nm) in an untreated purple membrane suspension were measured in order to study the stability of purple membrane fragments. It has been established that there is no change in the rate constants of L----M and M----O transitions of the photocycle in either the electrical or the light absorption signals of purple membrane suspension kept at 4 degrees C for up to 40 days. Moreover, also the amplitudes of the I (negative) and II (positive) components of the electrical signal remained unchanged during this period.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008027 Light That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range. Light, Visible,Photoradiation,Radiation, Visible,Visible Radiation,Photoradiations,Radiations, Visible,Visible Light,Visible Radiations
D002338 Carotenoids The general name for a group of fat-soluble pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. They are aliphatic hydrocarbons containing 4 terpene subunits. Carotenes,Carotenoid,Tetraterpene Derivatives,Tetraterpenes,Carotene,Derivatives, Tetraterpene
D004355 Drug Stability The chemical and physical integrity of a pharmaceutical product. Drug Shelf Life,Drugs Shelf Lives,Shelf Life, Drugs,Drug Stabilities,Drugs Shelf Life,Drugs Shelf Live,Life, Drugs Shelf,Shelf Life, Drug,Shelf Live, Drugs,Shelf Lives, Drugs
D006217 Halobacterium A genus of HALOBACTERIACEAE whose growth requires a high concentration of salt. Binary fission is by constriction.
D001436 Bacteriorhodopsins Rhodopsins found in the PURPLE MEMBRANE of halophilic archaea such as HALOBACTERIUM HALOBIUM. Bacteriorhodopsins function as an energy transducers, converting light energy into electrochemical energy via PROTON PUMPS. Bacteriorhodopsin
D013053 Spectrophotometry The art or process of comparing photometrically the relative intensities of the light in different parts of the spectrum.

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