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Thallium-205 NMR determination of the thermodynamic parameters for the binding of monovalent and divalent cations to gramicidin A and C incorporated into model phospholipid membranes: An equilibrium study

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:5547692

Thermodynamic parameters have been determined for the binding of monovalent and divalent cations to gramicidin A and C incorporated in lyso-{alpha}-phosphatidylcholine dispersions. The thermodynamic analyses used equilibrium constants derived from the analysis of Tl-205 NMR chemical shifts using a one-site binding model of the gramicidin channel. Initial experiments determined the thermodynamic parameters of the Tl{sup +} ion binding to gramicidin A. Next, the competitive binding-Tl-205 NMR technique was used to obtain the thermodynamic parameters for the binding of Li{sup +}, Na{sup +}, K{sup +}, Rb{sup +}, Cs{sup +}, NH{sub 4}{sup +} and Ag{sup +} cations to gramicidin A. A similar experiment for the binding of the Li{sup +}, Na{sup +}, K{sup +} and Rb{sup +} cations to gramicidin C was performed. Similar experiments determined the thermodynamic parameter for the Cd{sup ++}, Mg{sup ++}, Ca{sup ++}, Sr{sup ++} and Ba{sup ++} cations. Thermodynamic parameters have also been determined for the binding of the Tl{sup +} ion to gramicidin A incorporated into dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine vesicles using Tl-205 NMR spectroscopy.

Research Organization:
Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, AR (USA)
OSTI ID:
5547692
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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