Possible carriers in erythrocytes

✍ Scribed by Hunter, F. R. ;George, Jaime ;Ospina, Bertha

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1965
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 824 KB
• Volume: 65
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0095-9898
• DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1030650303

✦ Synopsis

Using a densimeter technique, the effect of tannic acid and n-butanol on the permeability to non-electrolytes of erythrocytes of various species was studied. If both tannic acid and butanol decrease the permeability it is suggested that a carrier mechanism is involved. If tannic acid has little or no effect and butanol increases the permeability it is suggested that the penetration of such a molecule depends only on diffusion. According to this theory carriers are involved in the following systems: lJreamouse, sheep, pig, ox and man; Ethylene glycolman and possibly mouse; Glycerolman, mouse, rabbit; Erythritolmouse and possibly man; Ribosemouse, man; Mannose, glucose, sorbose-man.

No caniors are involved i n the following systems: Urea -chicken; Ethylene glycol -pig, chicken, ox, sheep; Thiourea rabbit, chicken, sheep, man, pig, ox; Glycerolchicken, pig, sheep, ox; Erythritol rabbit: Riboserabbit.