@article{ajfn2016454,
author={Brazier, B.W.},
title={Membrane Transport of Ammonia},
journal={American Journal of Food and Nutrition},
volume={4},
number={5},
pages={135--137},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajfn/4/5/4},
issn={2374-1163},
abstract={It is sometimes suggested that ammonium ions are deprotonated to form ammonia molecules so that the ammonia molecules can cross the non-polar membranes of cells. But given that ammonia in its non-ionised form is still quite polar it could be that ammonia shares membrane portals with ions or it could change into a non-polar configuration. In this experiment ammonia is examined with UV and NMR spectra to see if in non-polar environments, ammonia remains in a polar tetrahedral conformation or if it is transformed into a non-polar planar configuration so that it can easily cross non-polar membranes.},
doi={10.12691/ajfn-4-5-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}