| Literature DB >> 19513819 |
Valeriya M Trusova1, Galyna P Gorbenko, Todor Deligeorgiev, Nikolai Gadjev, Aleksey Vasilev.
Abstract
A novel squaraine probe SQ-1 has been found to be appropriate for monitoring the peroxidation processes in membrane systems. Formation of free radicals was triggered by methemoglobin (metHb) or cytochrome c (cyt c) binding to the model lipid membranes composed of zwitterionic lipid phosphatidylcholine (PC) and anionic lipid cardiolipin (CL). Protein association with the lipid vesicles was followed by drastic quenching of SQ-1 fluorescence. The observed spectral changes were suppressed in the presence of free radical scavengers, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and thiourea (TM) suggesting that SQ-1 decolorization can be attributed to its reactions with lipid radicals.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19513819 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-009-0501-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Fluoresc ISSN: 1053-0509 Impact factor: 2.217