Difference between revisions of "TMRM"
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The TMRM method can be used with the [[O2k-Fluorescence LED2-Module]]. For | The TMRM method can be used with the [[O2k-Fluorescence LED2-Module]]. For examples of the use of TMRM with mouse liver mitochondria and rat liver tissue homogenate see [[Talk:TMRM| the discussion page of this entry]] |
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Description
TMRM ( tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester) is an extrinsic fluorophore and can be used as a probe to determine changes in mitochondrial membrane potential. TMRM is a lipophilic cations that is accumulated by mitochondria in proportion to ΞΟmt. Upon accumulation of the dye it exhibits a red shift in its absorption and fluorescence emission spectrum. The fluorescence intensity is quenched when the dye is accumulated by mitochondria.
Abbreviation: TMRM
Reference: Ehrenberg 1988 Biophys J
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Fluorometry
The TMRM method can be used with the O2k-Fluorescence LED2-Module. For examples of the use of TMRM with mouse liver mitochondria and rat liver tissue homogenate see the discussion page of this entry