Nitschmann W H, Packer L
Membrane Bioenergetics Group, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1996 Dec;40(6):1201-9. doi: 10.1080/15216549600201843.
The ability of cells to energize their membranes during salt-adaptation as measured by delta pH was studied using the electron spin resonance (ESR) spin probe technique. Salt-adaptated cells have the following features: an increased stability of delta pH across the cytoplasmic membrane and a significantly lower rate of delta pH formation across the thylakoid membrane. Therefore, during salt-adaptation, the cytoplasmic membrane takes over the role of primary energizing membrane from the thylakoid membrane. In contrast to non-adapted cells, delta pH across the thylakoid membrane of salt-grown cells is higher under respiratory than under photosynthetic conditions.
