Fluorescence of nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD)-labeled lipids in model membranes is connected not to lipid mobility but to probe location

Amaro, Mariana; A. L. Filipe, Hugo; P. Prates Ramalho, J.; Hof, Martin; M. S. Loura, Luís

doi:10.1039/c5cp05238f

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Fluorescence of nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD)-labeled lipids in model membranes is connected not to lipid mobility but to probe location

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Authors:

Mariana Amaro

Hugo A. L. Filipe

J. P. Prates Ramalho

Abstract

By combining the theoretical and experimental approaches, we unveil the true cause of the red-edge excitation shift of NBD probes in membranes (not restricted solvent reorientation, but wide fluorophore distribution instead).

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