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Interaction of the fluorescent probe 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene with biomembranes. 1987

J Plásek, and P Jarolím

Department of Biophysics, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia.

The relationship between the conditions of membrane labelling by the fluorescent probe 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) and its fluorescence parameters was investigated. In the labelling solutions prepared by the usual method, the presence of DPH microcrystals was revealed which led to the lower resultant fluorescence anisotropy values. Lower labelling efficiency was observed with DPH solutions in tetrahydrofuran when compared with solutions in acetone. Modifications of the labelling procedure are proposed which give better reproducibility of the results. There modified method involves the preparation of a 2 X 10(-4) mol. 1(-1) DPH stock solution in acetone, a 100-fold dilution in an appropriate buffer, subsequent bubbling through with nitrogen for 30 min and mixing the resulting solution with cell/membrane suspension in a 1:1 (v/v) ratio. Changes in intensity, anisotropy and spectra of DPH fluorescence in the course of membrane labelling were studied. A two-stage model of the incorporation of DPH into membranes was proposed, according to which DPH molecules first quickly adhere to the membrane surface and then are slowly translocated to the apolar regions of the membrane.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008560	Membrane Fluidity	The motion of phospholipid molecules within the lipid bilayer, dependent on the classes of phospholipids present, their fatty acid composition and degree of unsaturation of the acyl chains, the cholesterol concentration, and temperature.	Bilayer Fluidity,Bilayer Fluidities,Fluidities, Bilayer,Fluidities, Membrane,Fluidity, Bilayer,Fluidity, Membrane,Membrane Fluidities
D011090	Polyenes	Hydrocarbons with more than one double bond. They are a reduced form of POLYYNES.	Cumulenes
D002462	Cell Membrane	The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.	Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D004161	Diphenylhexatriene	A fluorescent compound that emits light only in specific configurations in certain lipid media. It is used as a tool in the study of membrane lipids.	1,6-Diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene,1,6-Diphenylhexatriene,1,6 Diphenylhexatriene
D004910	Erythrocyte Membrane	The semi-permeable outer structure of a red blood cell. It is known as a red cell 'ghost' after HEMOLYSIS.	Erythrocyte Ghost,Red Cell Cytoskeleton,Red Cell Ghost,Erythrocyte Cytoskeleton,Cytoskeleton, Erythrocyte,Cytoskeleton, Red Cell,Erythrocyte Cytoskeletons,Erythrocyte Ghosts,Erythrocyte Membranes,Ghost, Erythrocyte,Ghost, Red Cell,Membrane, Erythrocyte,Red Cell Cytoskeletons,Red Cell Ghosts
D005454	Fluorescence Polarization	Measurement of the polarization of fluorescent light from solutions or microscopic specimens. It is used to provide information concerning molecular size, shape, and conformation, molecular anisotropy, electronic energy transfer, molecular interaction, including dye and coenzyme binding, and the antigen-antibody reaction.	Anisotropy, Fluorescence,Fluorescence Anisotropy,Polarization, Fluorescence,Anisotropies, Fluorescence,Fluorescence Anisotropies,Fluorescence Polarizations,Polarizations, Fluorescence
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D066298	In Vitro Techniques	Methods to study reactions or processes taking place in an artificial environment outside the living organism.	In Vitro Test,In Vitro Testing,In Vitro Tests,In Vitro as Topic,In Vitro,In Vitro Technique,In Vitro Testings,Technique, In Vitro,Techniques, In Vitro,Test, In Vitro,Testing, In Vitro,Testings, In Vitro,Tests, In Vitro,Vitro Testing, In