Microwave effect on camphor binding to rat olfactory epithelium

✍ Scribed by Dr. T. M. Philippova; V. I. Novoselov; M. F. Bystrova; S. I. Alekseev

• Book ID: 101708780
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 439 KB
• Volume: 9
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0197-8462
• DOI: 10.1002/bem.2250090404

✦ Synopsis

Microwave radiation decreased specific camphor binding to a membrane fraction of rat epithelium but not to a Triton X-100 extract of this fraction. Inhibition of the ligand binding did not depend on the modulation frequency of the microwave field in the region 1-100 Hz and was not a linear funcion of specific absorption rate (SAR). The decreased ligand binding was due to a shedding or release of the specific camphor-binding protein from the membrane into solution. It is highly probable that several other membrane proteins may be shed into solution during microwave exposure.