title: Liposomal membranes. XIV. Fusion of liposomal membranes induced by polyisoprenoids as monitored by fluorescence quenching method.
abstract: Fusion of the single-walled liposomes of egg phosphatidylcholine as induced by the polyisoprenoids such as solanesol, trans-ethyl decaprenoate (EDP), coenzyme Q10, and dolichol has been investigated adopting the fluorescence quenching method. Relative efficiency of the polyisoprenoids employed on the induced fusion of liposomes was a sequence of solanesol less than or equal to EDP much less than CoQ10, dolichol, which was consistent with the result previously obtained by the dye-release method.
mesh_terms: D002459:Cell Fusion; D004224:Diterpenes; D008081:Liposomes; D008954:Models, Biological; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes; D008081:Liposomes; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines