[The action of phosphate nucleosides on oxidation of NADH in mitochondria of the Xenopus laevis ovary].
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Liposome models of melanosomes (lipo-melanosomes) were used to investigate how phospholipid composition, charge and medium pH may affect the lipo-melanosome membrane permeability to active oxygen species or melanin synthesis intermediaries. Active oxygen accumulated only at pH 6.4 and was polarographically monitored using superoxide dismutase and/or catalase. Cholesterol appears to increase the O2- accumulation at pH 6.4 while incorporation of positive phospholipids within lipo-melanosomes results in the loss of latency with respect to tyrosinase substrate and intermediates of melanin synthesis.