title: Photoactive amino acid derivatives with long alkyl chains.
abstract: Azobenzene amphiphiles containingβ-alanine, L-lysine orβ-homolysine moieties were synthesized and characterised. Stable monomolecular layers at the air/water interface and LB multilayers has been obtained from some of them. One sample of azobenzenes synthesized has been shown to undergo a reversible trans/cis photoisomerization upon light irradiation in both solution and LB multilayer.
authors.affiliation: Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, 21 Aizkraukles St., LV-1006, Riga, Latvia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Markava
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matisova
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gerca
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Muzikante
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rutkis