Chaturvedi, VK and Kurup, CK (1986) Effect of lutein on the transport of Ca2+ across phospholipid bilayer and mitochondrial membrane. In: Biochemistry International, 12 (2). 373 -377.
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Lutein (3,3'-dihydroxy alpha-carotene), a xanthophyll present in plant chloroplasts, increases the permeability of phospholipid vesicles to Ca2+, even though the pigment does not bind the metal ion. Energy-dependent uptake of Ca2+ by mitochondria is inhibited by lutein, which permits a rapid efflux of the ion from Ca2+-loaded mitochondria. These results are consistent with the view that the deleterious action of lutein on mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation results from its destabilizing action on membrane structure.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Biochemistry International |
| Publisher: | Academic press aust |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to Academic press aust. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2009 04:30 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2010 09:11 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/22542 |
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