The orientation of purple membrane in gels for photoelectric measurements is relatively poor, when they are prepared with the standard technique of applying a DC electric field and rapid polymerization. We have improved it by adding a high magnetic field (17.5 T) and increasing the viscosity of the membrane suspension. This process has resulted so far in a 3-fold increase of the photoelectric signals obtained. The magnetic susceptibility of purple membrane was determined.
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