Does anybody know what is potassium content in azolectin or other lipids?

Marina Verkhovskaya @Marina-Verkhovskaya

11 August 2023 0 8K Report

I found that liposomes from azolectin contain significant (up to 6-10 mM) amount of potassium which makes it a problem to study potassium transport

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