title: Anion transport in single erythrocyte ghosts measured by fluorescence microphotolysis.
abstract: Fluorescence microphotolysis was used to measure in single resealed human erythrocyte ghosts the band 3-mediated transport of the fluorescent anion N-(7-nitrobenzofurazan-4-yl)-taurine (NBD-taurine). Transport was reduced to less than 5% of the control by the specific inhibitor 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonate (DIDS). The accuracy of the determination of the rate constant for NBD-taurine influx was approximately +/- 15% as calculated from repetitive measurements in individual ghosts. The sample population distribution of the rate constant was slightly skewed towards values larger than the mean. The rate of NBD-taurine transport showed an optimum near pH 7. The Arrhenius plot was linear in the range from 28.5 degrees C to 51 degrees C with an apparent activation enthalpy of 21.4 kcal/mol.
mesh_terms: D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid; D012856:4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D001457:Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte / Q000502:physiology; D000838:Anions; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005470:Fluorometry; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D007834:Lasers; D010069:Oxadiazoles / Q000097:blood*; D010782:Photolysis; D013654:Taurine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001457:Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte; D000838:Anions; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; C027027:NBD-taurine; D010069:Oxadiazoles; D013654:Taurine; D012856:4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid; D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid