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Effect of nicotine on the chemiluminescence of lucigenin in model membrane structures

Der Effekt von Nikotin auf die Chemilumineszenz von Lucigenin in Modellmembranen

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Abstract

The chemiluminescence of the classical lucigenin light reaction is adversely affected by nicotine in didodecyldimethylammonium bromide bilayer lamelar aggregates. The ratio of chemiluminescence quantum yields in the oriented medium, with and without nicotine, is equal to e−0.571[Nicotine] whereas in the homogenous medium, the same ratio is equal to e−0.214[Nicotine]. Furthermore, the appearance of the primary emitter's (N-methylacridone) emission in the chemiluminescence spectrum, already observed in oriented systems, is strongly supressed by nicotine.

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Die Chemilumineszenz der klassischen Lucigenin-Lichtreaktion wird von Nikotin in Didodecyldimethylammoniumbromid-Lamellaraggregaten geschwächt. Das Verhältnis der Chemilumineszenzquantenausbeuten ist in orientiertem Medium — mit oder ohne Nikotin — e−0,571[Nikotin], in homogenem Medium jedoch e−0,214[Nikotin]. Außerdem wird die Emission des Primäremitters (N-Methylacridon) im Chemilumineszenzspektrum von Nikotin stark unterdrückt.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Nuclear Research Center “Demokritos”, Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, Greece

    John Nikokavouras & George Vassilopoulos

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Nikokavouras, J., Vassilopoulos, G. Effect of nicotine on the chemiluminescence of lucigenin in model membrane structures. Monatsh Chem 115, 437–443 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00810005

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