Oxyanion transport across lipid bilayers: direct measurements in large and giant unilamellar vesicles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 May 4;56(36):4910-4913. doi: 10.1039/c9cc09888g. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Abstract

A simple di(thioamido)carbazole 1 serves as a potent multispecific transporter for various biologically relevant oxyanions, such as drugs, metabolites and model organic phosphate. The transport kinetics of a wide range of oxyanions can be easily quantified by a modified lucigenin assay in both large and giant unilamellar vesicles.

MeSH terms

  • Biological Transport
  • Carbazoles / chemistry
  • Carbazoles / metabolism*
  • Kinetics
  • Lipid Bilayers / chemistry
  • Lipid Bilayers / metabolism*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Oxygen / metabolism*
  • Thioamides / chemistry
  • Thioamides / metabolism*
  • Unilamellar Liposomes / chemistry
  • Unilamellar Liposomes / metabolism*

Substances

  • Carbazoles
  • Lipid Bilayers
  • Thioamides
  • Unilamellar Liposomes
  • carbazole
  • Oxygen