title: A fluorescent assay for chloride transport; identification of a synthetic anionophore with improved activity.
abstract: A fluorescent assay based on the chloride-sensitive probe, lucigenin, is developed for monitoring chloride transport into vesicles, and used to compare the effectiveness of three steroid-derived transporters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: McNally
authors.forename: Atanas V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Koulov
authors.forename: Bradley D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Joos
authors.forename: Anthony P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000166:Acridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005453:Fluorescence; D017136:Ion Transport; D049408:Luminescent Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000166:Acridines; D002712:Chlorides; D049408:Luminescent Agents; C033472:10,10'-dimethyl-9,9'-biacridinium