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Epinigericin toxicity towards Tetrahymena pyriformis GL; changes in cell volume and intracellular pH

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A study of the toxicity of epinigericin towards the ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis showed that this molecule stopped cell division, increased cell volume and led to a more basic intracellular pH.
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A study of the toxicity of epinigericin, an antibiotic ionophor, towards the ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis showed that this molecule stopped cell division, increased cell volume and led to a more basic intracellular pH. The action of epinigericin was probably linked to its function as an ionophor. The ionic selectivity of this molecule is still not known. The raising of the intracellular pH of ciliates by this antibiotic may be linked to its toxic action and its ion-transport mechanism in Tetrahymena. *** DIRECT SUPPORT *** AG903066 00009

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Ion regulation in tetrahymena

TL;DR: The main findings were: K and a small amount of Na are maintained in very dilute medium and K is specifically accumulated and retained by a system of internal binding sites with a saturation level.
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Étude comparée de trois antibiotiques ionophores: X.537 A (lasalocide), A.23187 (calcimycine) et X.14547 A. Complexation des cations IA et IIA, transport de Ca++

TL;DR: Using a potentiometric method, both the stoechiometry and the stability of complexes formed in methanol between the three natural ionophores and cations IA and IIA have been obtained.
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Ion regulation and membrane potential in tetrahymena and paramecium

TL;DR: The authors suggest that an electrogenic, ouabain sensitive Na+-K+ Mg2+-ATPase is associated with the contractile vacuole and that it makes an immediate and significant contribution to the resting potential.
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Grisorixin, an ionophorous antibiotic of the nigericin group. Part IV. Complexation of monovalent cations

TL;DR: In this paper, data on interactions between monovalent alkali metal, thallium, and silver cations and a new antibiotic grisorixin in methanol are reported.
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