Journal of Photosciences

Formation of Artificial Lipid Membrane and their Photolysis in Mineral Water including Germanium

Volume 8(2001), 123-126 page

ÀúÀÚ: JeongJin Lee, Yanghee Kim and Minjoong Yoon

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Keywords: Germanium  superoxide (O2-.)  superoxide dismutase (SOD)  liposome, photolysis


We have attempted to determine the Germanium ion (Ge4+) effect on the human body by observing the formation of artificial lipid membrane and photolysis in the mineral water containing Ge4+ ion.
The artificial lipid membrane is prepared by using the phospholipid in the Germanium water and the formation efficiency of the liposomes is compared with those obtained in the plain mineral water without Ge4+ ion.
This work shows that the liposomes are formed in the Germanium water better than in the non-Germanium water.
The liposomes can be photolyzed by superoxide anion (O2-.) produced in the presence of some peptide such as NAT (N-acethyl-L-tryptophan).
However, this is inhibited by superoxide dismutase (SOD), and it was found that the activity of SOD on the inhibition of the liposomes oxidative damage is higher in the Germanium water than in the non-Germanium water.
It is concluded that the Ge4+ ion in mineral water helps the formation of new cell as well as elevation of SOD activity for the lipid oxidation.