Photo-osmosis through liquid membrane bilayers generated by bacteriorhodopsin.
Liquid membrane bilayers, generated by bacteriorhodopsin on a supporting membrane, exhibit photo osmosis. The phenomenon has been shown to be a consequence of light-induced electrical potential differences which develop across the liquid membrane bilayer due to the light-driven proton pumping action of bacteriorhodopsin. The variations of photo osmotic velocity with wavelength, intensity of light, and proton acceptor concentrations has been studied.
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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-333031, (Rajasthan) India.
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