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Published in final edited form as: Biochemistry. 1979 Nov 13;18(23):5170–5176. doi: 10.1021/bi00590a022

Table I:

Binding of Microsomes to Particulates

particulate	Amount (mg)	% of microsomes bound^a
anthophyllite	4.2	44
anthophyllite	8.3	73
anthophyllite	16.7	91
anthophyllite	20.0	96
anthophyllite	33.4	91
iron oxide	4.2	38
iron oxide	8.3	63
iron oxide	16.7	83
iron oxide	20.0	87
iron oxide	33.4	89
silica	16.7	40
Canadian chrysotile	16.7	84
carbon black	16.7	53

Binding of microsomes to particulates was quantitated by incubation of microsomes (equivalent to 0.6 mg of microsomal protein) with the amount of particles shown for 30 min at 25 °C with continual stirring. The 480g supernatant was then assayed for protein to determine the extent of binding.