Physico-chemical properties and metabolism of lissamine-rhodamine ceramides: Effect of acyl chain length

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-115

  Monti, E ^a   Demasi, L ^a   Piccinotti, A ^a   Bresciani, R ^a   Biancardi, L ^a   Preti, A ^a   Marchesini, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acyl linker spacer; Fluorescent ceramides; Lissamine rhodamine; Metabolism; Transfer kinetics

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CERAMIDE DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; LIPOSOME; RHODAMINE; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOSINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; FIBROBLAST; KINETICS; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031817657     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-3084(98)00011-5     Document Type: Article

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