Effect of Ethanol on Membranes: A Fluorescent Probe Study
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research
- Vol. 3 (1) , 60-63
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1979.tb04770.x
Abstract
Using fluorescence techniques to study changes in membrane structure as a function of ethanol concentration and alcoholism, it was found that ethanol primarily affects probes located at the membrane-water Interface. Changes in the lipid composition of membranes during alcoholism were detected by fluorescent probes that partition into the hydrophobic interior of the membrane.Keywords
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