DIELECTRIC BEHAVIOR OF YEAST SUSPENSIONS CONTAINING INTACT AND "LEAKY" CELLS

Abstract

(1) Dielectric behaviors of yeast suspensions containing both intact and "leaky" cells were investigated, with special regard to the all-or-none response of individual cells to HgCl₂.
(2) The data on the dielectric constants of Hg-treated samples were explained on the basis of the all-or-none response.
(3) No definite dispersion curves of Hg-treated samples were obtained, but samples seemed to show a broader dispersion than that expected for a sample with a single critical frequency.