Solubility of krypton and xenon in blood, protein solutions, and tissue homogenates.

Abstract

The solubility of krypton and xenon in human serum albumin solutions, in hemoglobin solutions, in human blood, rabbit muscle, and beef brain homogenates has been measured at 1 atm total pressure and at temperatures of 25, 30, and 37 C. The solubilities of krypton in 1 g human albumin were found to be 0.0624, 0.0412, and 0.0195 ml at 25, 30, and 37 C, respectively. The amount of xenon dissolved in 1 g human albumin was found to be 0.2382, 0.1954, and 0.1493 ml at 25, 30, and 37 C, respectively. The amount of krypton and xenon dissolved in 1 g hemoglobin at 37 C was 0.0247 and 0.3661 ml, respectively. The solubility of cyclopropane in human serum albumin and hemoglobin solutions was calculated from the literature. The solubility coefficient of krypton, xenon, and cyclopropane in these biological solutions was found to be the sum of the solubility coefficients of the respective gas in the individual components of the biological solution. The solubilities of krypton and xenon in biological solutions decrease as temperature is raised. krypton, xenon, and cyclopropane; measurements of gas solubility; human blood—krypton and xenon solubility; human albumin—krypton, xenon, and cyclopropane solubility; human hemoglobin—krypton, xenon, and cyclopropane solubility; rabbit's muscle homogenate—krypton and xenon solubility; beef's brain homogenate—krypton and xenon solubility Submitted on September 28, 1964