title: Photoactivatable phospholipids bearing tetrafluorophenylazido chromophores exhibit unprecedented protonation-state-dependent 19F NMR signals.
abstract: Phospholipids bearing tetrafluorophenylazido chromophores were synthesized with perfectly conserved amphiphilicity and photochemical activity. Interestingly however, those phospholipids harboring the amine-linked chromophores exhibited unusual (19)F NMR signals which depended on the protonation state of the lipid headgroup. These probes may serve as powerful tools for studying various pH-dependent events in biomembranes.
authors.affiliation: Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille, CNRS UPR 3118, 13288 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Fanqi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maggiani
authors.forename: Kheya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry*; D054879:Halogenation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D001386:Azides; D010743:Phospholipids; D011522:Protons