title: Participation of biological membranes in colloidal gold transformation by Micrococcus luteus cells.
abstract: Methods of biochemical and physicochemical analysis were applied for studying the role of Micrococcus luteus cell structure in gold accumulation. It was shown that membrane proteins were the main factors in this process. Moreover, different quinones played the main role in the redox transformation of gold.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Levchenko
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sadkov
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Marakushev
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Lariontseva
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001711:Biotransformation / Q000502:physiology*; D000440:Butanols; D002462:Cell Membrane; D017979:Gold Colloid / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D016982:Micrococcus luteus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D013104:Spheroplasts
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D000440:Butanols; D017979:Gold Colloid; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009285:Naphthoquinones; C011942:1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonate; D010100:Oxygen