Interaction of Triton X-100 with the pigment-protein complexes of photosynthetic membranes

Action of Triton X-100 on Chloroplast Membranes

Addition of Triton X-100 to chloroplast suspensions to a final concentration of 100-200 microM causes an approximate tripling of chloroplast volume and complete inhibition of light-induced conformational changes, light-dependent hydrogen ion transport, and photophosphorylation. Electron microscopic studies show that chloroplasts treated in this manner manifest extensive swelling in the form of ...

Photophysics of Photosynthetic Pigment-Protein Complexes

Photocatalytic Degradation of Triton X-100 by Zinc oxide Nanoparticles

In this study the application of ZnO nanoparticles to UV photocatalytic degradation of nonionic surfactantTriton X-100 in aqueous media was investigated. The affecting factors on the photodegradation such as TritonX-100 initial concentration, nanocatalyst weight, pH, temperature and other parameters were studied anddescribed in details. The degradation rate was found to be strongly influenced b...

Effect of Polyethylene Glycol and Triton X-100 on the Enzymatic Treatment of Bisphenol A

The current study includes the screening of indigenous extracellular laccase producing fungus from the soil, identified as Phanerochaete chrysosporiumspecies.The selected strain was applied under the optimized condition for the production of  laccase in the solid state fermentation. The effect of polyethylene glycol and Triton X-100 on the enhancement of enzyme activity and bi...

Reconstitution of membranes with fractions of triton X-100 which are easily removed.

Triton X-100 is a neutral detergent which is often employed for reconstitution of lipidprotein membranes. It is, however, difficult to remove entirely from the final reconstituted membrane preparation. We have analyzed the molecular components of the Triton X-100 complex of molecules that remain in reconstituted membranes which are prepared by, first, Triton X-100 solubilization and, second, by...