Abstract
The strength of intact gas vesicle membranes isolated from the bluegreen alga Anabaena flos-aquae was investigated under different physical and chemical conditions some of which might be important in determining their stability in living cells. High concentrations of urea and of divalent cations, pH's above 9 and below 7, exposure to proteolytic enzymes and temperatures over 40°C, all resulted in weakening of the gas vesicles, as indicated by changes in their range of critical-collapse pressure. Detergents gave no apparent increase in critical pressure, suggesting that the interfacial tension at the outer surface of the membrane is very small.
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