Suspensions of mitochondria are turbid and scatter light. An increase in the matrix volume (swelling) due to the influx of permeable solutes results in a decrease in the amount of light scattered. This property can be used to study solute fluxes across the mitochondrial inner membrane. A rapid method for isolating mitochondria is presented along with three swelling experiments using energized and non-energized mitochondria to illustrate ion transport across energy transducing membranes.
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