Coenzyme Q: Intracellular Distribution in Rhodospirillum rubrum
Andrew F. Greene 1 and
Joseph P. Mascarenhas 2
1 Vanderbilt Hall, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
2 Department of Botany and Bacteriology, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Whole cells and cell membranes of Rhodospirillum rubrum prepared by lysozyme treatment and osmotic lysis of cells were analyzed for coenzyme Q. All the coenzyme Q was localized in the cell membranes.