“…Many studies based on this principle have been reported by Umezawa et al Valinomycin imbedded in membranes can act as a receptor molecule for K + . 1,2 The other receptor molecules that can form sensing membranes contain, cyclodextrin, 3,4 DNA, 5 poly(L-glutamic acid), 6,7 lipophilic derivatives of macrocyclic polyamine, 3 thiolcontaining dialkyl phosphate, 8 a hydrogen bond-forming bis(thiourea) compound, 9 glutathione, 10 peptide nucleic acid (PNA), 11 lipid, 1,12-14 etc. The receptor membranes include a Langmuir-Blodgett membrane, 1-4 a self-assembled membrane 5,8,10,11 and a cast membrane.…”