The effect of compressed CO2 on the microenvironment of the two proteins (cytochrome c and RNase A) in sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT) reverse micelles was investigated using high-pressure steady-state fluorescence and time-resolved fluorescence. It is found that RNase A can shift from the water core to the interface of the reverse micellar cores as CO2 is dissolved, while cytochro...

We have studied intercalation of ethidium bromide (EB) to genomic DNA encapsulated in a nanospace of an anionic AOT reverse micelle (RM). Circular dichroism (CD) study on the DNA in the RM reveals its condensed form. Here, we have used temporal decay-associated spectra (DAS) and time-resolved area normalized emission spectral (TRANES) techniques to investigate EB-binding to condensed DNA becaus...

The mechanism of the solvent extraction of cytochrome c (Cyt c) via reverse micelle formation was studied from an electrochemical point of view. Potentiometric measurements showed that the Galvani potential difference of the oil/water (O/W) interface played a crucial role in the spontaneous extraction of Cyt c with bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT). However, the dependence of the extraction...