Abstract
The interactions of two beticolins, Cercospora beticola toxins, and of their magnesium complexes with liposomes or plasma membrane were studied. The fluorometric pH titration curves of beticolins in liposomes and in plasma membranes reveal the presence of the dissociated form of beticolins. The concentration of the magnesium complex in these membranes increases at high pH. The partition coefficient of beticolin-1 on liposomes is 3-fold higher than that of beticolin-2 and the fluorescence of both compounds on liposomes is similar. The addition of magnesium to liposomes causes a 40-fold and 20-fold increase in the partition coefficient of beticolin-1 and -2, respectively, as a result of the interactions between membrane, magnesium and beticolins. Beticolins react to a ΔpH across the liposome membrane but the formation of the magnesium complex completely abolishes this effect.
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