| Literature DB >> 19111611 |
Witold K Subczynski1, Justyna Widomska, Jimmy B Feix.
Abstract
The influence of a variety of microenvironmental factors on the inherent reactivity of membrane-located reagents is poorly understood. A goal of this review is to provide detailed profiles of membrane properties, including hydrophobicity, oxygen and nitric oxide solubility and diffusion rates, bilayer penetration of metal ions and metal-ion complexes, and membrane order and fluidity, that can be obtained with EPR spin-labeling methods. These properties can drastically vary with membrane composition, membrane depth, and membrane domain formation, influencing the fate of chemical reactions that occur in a lipid bilayer environment.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19111611 PMCID: PMC2705953 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.11.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Free Radic Biol Med ISSN: 0891-5849 Impact factor: 7.376