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Interactions of proline, serine, and leucine with isolated spinach thylakoids: solute loading during freezing is not related to membrane fluidity.

Author(s) : POPOVA A. V., SCHMITT J. M., HINCHA D. K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Interestingly, the data indicate that the vastly different effects the three amino acids have on photophosphorylation capacity of thylakoids during a freeze-thaw cycle are all correlated with binding to the membranes and a resulting reduction of lipid fluidity in the glycerol backbone region of the membrane. This increase in anisotropy was clearly limited to the membrane surface region. A mechanistic interpretation of these data is currently only possible in the case of the cryoprotective effects of proline.

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  • Original title: Interactions of proline, serine, and leucine with isolated spinach thylakoids: solute loading during freezing is not related to membrane fluidity.
  • Record ID : 1999-3889
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryobiology - vol. 37 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1998/08

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