title: New photoactive compounds to probe cholic acid and cholesterol inside mixed micelles.
abstract: New photoactive dyads have been synthesized by derivatization of cholic acid (CA) or cholesterol (Ch). These compounds have proven to be efficient tools to monitor incorporation of CA and Ch to mixed micelles (MM) and to probe the microenvironment experienced inside these entities. The outstanding capability of MM to solubilize Ch has been demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Universitario Mixto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Edurne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nuin
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez-Mendoza
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Andreu
authors.forename: M Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miranda
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000737:chemistry*; D019826:Cholic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D015394:Molecular Structure; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D013256:Steroids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008823:Micelles; D013256:Steroids; D002784:Cholesterol; D019826:Cholic Acid