The concentration of ionized magnesium in barnacle muscle fibres

J Physiol. 1977 Apr;266(3):545-65. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1977.sp011781.

Abstract

1. The total Mg in isolated fibres of Balanus aquila was 10-5 m-mole/kg wet wt. 2. The intracellular free Mg was measured by a null point method using Eriochrome Blue as an indicator of free Mg, and internal dialysis with solutions of varying ionized Mg concentrations. The results indicated a free Mg of 6 mM or 4-2 m-mole/kg wet wt. in the intracellular water immediately surrounding the dialysis capillary. 3. The ATP concentration was estimated to be 4-9 m-mole/kg wet wt. 4. A tentative partitioning of Mg among various intracellular constitutents based on present data combined with published work by others is (m-mole/kg wet wt): free, 4-2; MgATP, 4-2; myofibrillar bound, 1; residual (presumably bound to arginine phosphate and phosphate) ca. 1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphate / analysis
  • Animals
  • Dialysis
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Intracellular Fluid / analysis
  • Magnesium / analysis*
  • Muscles / analysis*
  • Thoracica / analysis*

Substances

  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Magnesium