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. 1972 Aug;69(8):2056–2060. doi: 10.1073/pnas.69.8.2056

Rapid Lateral Diffusion of Phospholipids in Rabbit Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

Carl J Scandella 1,*, Philippe Devaux 1,†, Harden M McConnell 1,‡
PMCID: PMC426867  PMID: 4506073

Abstract

Phospholipid spin labels incorporated in the sarcoplasmic reticulum from rabbit-skeletal muscle undergo rapid lateral diffusion within the plane of the membrane. The diffusion constant, D, is 6×10-8 cm2/sec at 37°. With this diffusion constant, a phospholipid molecule can diffuse a distance of the order of 5000 nm in 1 sec.

Keywords: membrane, lipids, model, spin label, NMR

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