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DETERMINATION METHOD OF PERMEABILITY COEFFICIENT OF BILAYER LIPID MEMBRANE FOR CATIONIC PORPHYRINS

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Abstract

In this paper a method is presented for determining the permeability coefficient of bilayer lipid membrane (BLM) for porphyrins by UV/Vis spectrophotometry. BLM is formed on the hole separating two compartments of the cell. The coefficient permeability of BLM is calculated for meso-tetra-[4-N-(2′-hydroxyethyl)pyridyl] porphyrin. The proposed method can be used to determine the permeability coefficient of BLM for other substances.

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