In the present study we estimated the localization of ortho-nitrophenol (ONP) within model membranes through its efficiency to quench and to modify the anisotropy of DPH and TMA-DPH fluorescence. These fluorescent probes ...

The absorption spectra of DPH at fixed concentration do not change with water content in organic solvents. It exhibits monomer bands, such as those obtained in ethanol. The absorption did not change for solutions up to 54 ...

Here, we evaluated stereoselectivity in monoterpenes (MTs) ability to disturb membrane dynamics. Correlations between molecular structure and physicochemical properties of pinenes, menthols, and carvones enantiomers were ...

The molecular basis underlying the stress-induced increment in the density of central benzodiazepine receptor from chick forebrain, observed previously at 4°C, was studied from a biophysical perspective. The thermal ...

Correlations between GABA(A) receptor (GABA(A)-R) activity and molecular organization of synaptosomal membranes (SM) were studied along the protocol for cholesterol (Cho) extraction with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD). The ...

The effect of sonication on fluorescence probe solubilization in cationic vesicles of dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DODAB) was investigated by steady-state fluorescence of pyrene (Py), trans-diphenylpolyenes-diphe ...

The effect of sonication on fluorescence probe solubilization in cationic vesicles of dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DODAB) was investigated by steady-state fluorescence of pyrene (Py), trans-diphenylpolyenes-diphe ...

Structural properties of model membranes, such as lipid vesicles, may be investigated through the addition of fluorescent probes. After incorporation, the fluorescent molecules are excited with linearly polarized light and ...