Saponin: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 17:44, 9 March 2011
Description
Saponin is a mild detergent that permeabilizes plasma membranes completely and selectively due to their high cholesterol content, whereas mt-membranes with lower cholesterol content are affected only at higher concentrations. Applied for permeabilization of muscle fibres.
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Permeabilization agent