The conductance of lecithin bilayers: The dependence upon temperature |
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Authors: | J.R. Smith D.R. Laver H.G.L. Coster |
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Affiliation: | Biophysics Laboratory, School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, N.S.W. 2033 Australia |
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Abstract: | The temperature dependence of the area-specific conductance of egg-lecithin/cholesterol bilayers formed with n-hexadecane in 1 mM KCl has been studied. From Arrhenius plots the activation energy for conduction was measured as 35 ± 2 kJ/mol. Comparison of this value with those predicted by various mechanisms whereby charge could be translocated through a bilayer indicate that it is extremely unlikely that ions pass directly through the hydrophobic interior. It is possible however, that ions are translocated across the bilayer through aqueous pores (with radius > 1 nm) which are an intrinsic, if fluctuating, part of the bilayer structure. |
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Keywords: | lecithin cholesterol planar bilayer electrical conductance temperature |
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