Contribution of electrogenic ion transport to impedance of the algae Valonia utricularis and artificial membranes.
AUTOR(ES)
Wang, J
RESUMO
The cell membrane of Valonia utricularis contains an electrogenic carrier system for chloride (Wang et al., Biophys J. 59:235-248 (1991)). The electrical impedance of V. utricularis was measured in the frequency range between 1 Hz and 50 kHz. The analysis of the impedance spectra from V. utricularis and its comparison with equivalent circuit models showed that the transport system created a characteristic contribution to the impedance in the frequency range between 10 Hz and 5 kHz. The fit of the impedance spectra with the formalism derived from the theory of carrier-mediated transport allowed the determination of the kinetic parameters of chloride transport through the cell membrane of V. utricularis, and its passive electrical properties. Simultaneous measurements of the kinetic parameters with the charge pulse method demonstrated the equivalence of both experimental approaches with respect to the evaluation of the translocation rate constants of the free and the charged carriers and the total density of carriers within the membrane. Moreover, the impedance spectra of the protonophor-mediated proton transport by FCCP (carbonylcyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenyl-hydrazone) were measured in model membranes. The carrier system made a substantial contribution to the impedance of the artificial membranes. The analysis of the spectra in terms of a simple carrier system (Benz and McLaughlin, 1983, Biophys. J. 41:381-398) allowed the evaluation of the kinetic and equilibrium parameters of the FCCP-mediated proton transport. The possible application of the measurement of impedance spectra for the study of biological transport systems is discussed.
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