ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The paper deals with modelling the transport of magnesium and calcium ions in the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria. The model compound, i. e. 2-ethylhexylpoly(trimethylene phosphate)Structure-based IUPAC nomenclature: α-2-Ethylhexyl-ω-hydroxypoly[oxy(hydroxyphosphonol)oxytrimethylene]. (EPTP), was synthesized in order to mimic the transport mediated by lipoteichoic acids. It was found that EPTP can transport preferentially magnesium ions in an ion exchange-diffusion process with the counter-transport of hydrogen ions.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1989.021900112