The differential scanning microcalorimetry and fluorescence methods, using probes ANS and pyrene, have been employed to study thermotropic behaviour of rat liver microsomes in the presence and absence of Mg'+. Addition of Mg2+ yields three partially reversible phase transitions at 18,27 and 32"C, respectively. A character of Mg'+-induced rearrangements in a membrane and their relation to a catalytic function of a cytochrome P-450-dependent enzymatic system is discussed.
Rat liver microsome Differential scanning microcalorimetry Fluorescent probe
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.