Can macular xanthophylls replace cholesterol in formation of the liquid-ordered phase in lipid-bilayer membranes?
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Can macular xanthophylls replace cholesterol in formation of the liquid-ordered phase in lipid-bilayer membranes?
Lateral organization of membranes made from binary mixtures of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) or dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and macular xanthophylls (lutein or zeaxanthin) was investigated using the saturation-recovery (SR) EPR spin-labeling discrimination by oxygen transport (DOT) method in which the bimolecular collision rate of molecular oxygen with the nitroxide spin label...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Biochimica Polonica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1734-154X,0001-527X
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2012_2183