Chemiluminescence in Model Membrane Structures. Chemiluminescence of Lucigenin in the Presence of Mg(OH)2 and Benzyl Alcohol. Temperature Effects

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00809684

The quantum yields of the lucigenin light reaction in didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) are affected by the presence of Mg(OH)2; a 35percent increase is observed in lamellar and a 65percent increase in vesicular aggregates.The system is insensitive to benzyl alcohol.The quantum yields in DDAB versus those in water, as a function of temperature show a slope change in the region of the phase transition in lamellar aggregates.This effect is far less pronounced in vesicular aggregates.In contrast to the DDAB aggregates, anionic sodium dimethyldidodecylphosphate (SDDP) sonicated aggregates are associated with lower quantum yields and no apparent slope change in the region of the phase transition. - Keywords: Chemiluminescence; Lucigenin; Membranes