Abstract
The membrane‐embedded proteolipid of the Fo part of the ATP synthase in mitochondria (su 9) and chloroplasts (CFoIII) was labeled with a carbene generated from the photoactivatable hydrophobic reagent [125I]‐TID by a single UV‐laser pulse. Amino acid sequence analysis of the isolated proteolipid revealed that the carbene modified distinct residues which apparently are accessible from the lipid phase. No differences were detected in the labeling pattern upon energization of the membrane. Labeling of mitochondrial proteolipid in the presence of oligomycin led to a reduced modification of several side chains which map directly a surface involved in oligomycin binding.

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