Prodan as a membrane surface fluorescence probe: Partitioning between water and phospholipid phases

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1984-1993

  Krasnowska, Ewa K ^a   Gratton, Enrico ^b   Parasassi, Tiziana ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 LAUROYL 2 DIMETHYLAMINONAPHTHALENE; 6 PROPIONYL 2 DIMETHYLAMINONAPHTHALENE; FLUORESCENT DYE; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; FLUORESCENCE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLE; POLARIZATION;

EID: 0031916981     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77905-6     Document Type: Article

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