Abstract
The fluidity changes of the dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DODAB) vesicular bilayer, a mimetic agent of biological membranes caused by 17a-ethinylestradiol were investigated. The chemiluminescence (CL) quantum yields of lucigenin light reaction were found to be dependent upon the estrogen concentration. Quenching of the N-methylacridone fluorescence, the primary emitter of the light reaction, by 17a-ethinylestradiol was not observed. Thus, the increase in fluidity of the vesicular bilayer structure seems to be the principal cause of the CL decrease.
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Domazou, A.S., Mantaka-Marketou, A.E. (1991). Fluidity variation of DODAB vesicular membranes with estrogen hormone using the lucigenin chemiluminescent reaction. In: Corti, M., Mallamace, F. (eds) Trends in Colloid and Interface Science V. Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science, vol 84. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0116025
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