Chapter 13 — Probes for Lipids and Membranes

Table of Contents 

Section 13.1 — Introduction to Membrane Probes 

Section 13.2 — Fatty Acid Analogs and Phospholipids 

• Fluorescent Fatty Acid Analogs
• BODIPY Fatty Acids
• NBD Fatty Acids
• Pyrene Fatty Acids
• Dansyl Fatty Acid
• cis-Parinaric Acid
• ADIFAB and I-FABP
• Phospholipids with BODIPY Dye–Labeled Acyl Chains
• Phosphoinositides Labeled with BODIPY Dyes
• Other BODIPY Dye–Labeled Glycerophospholipids
• Applications
• Phospholipid with DPH-Labeled Acyl Chain
• Properties
• Applications
• Phospholipids with NBD-Labeled Acyl Chains
• Properties
• Applications
• Phospholipids with Pyrene-Labeled Acyl Chains
• Properties
• Applications
• Phospholipid with a Dansyl-Labeled Head Group
• Phospholipid with a Marina Blue Dye–Labeled Head Group
• Phospholipid with a Pacific Blue Dye–Labeled Head Group
• Phospholipid with an NBD-Labeled Head Group
• Phospholipid with a Fluorescein-Labeled Head Group
• Phospholipid with an Oregon Green 488 Dye–Labeled Head Group
• Phospholipid with a BODIPY FL Dye–Labeled Head Group
• Phospholipids with Rhodamine- and Texas Red Dye–Labeled Head Groups
• Phospholipids with Maleimide-Labeled and Biotinylated Head Groups
• Data Table
• Product List

Section 13.3 — Sphingolipids, Steroids, Triacylglycerols, Lipopolysaccharides and Related Probes 

• Sphingolipids
• Structure and Activity
• BODIPY Sphingolipids
• NBD Sphingolipids
• Amplex Red Sphingomyelinase Assay Kit
• Steroids and Triacylglycerols
• Cholesteryl Esters
• Side Chain Modified Cholesterol Analogs
• Fluorescent Triacylglycerol
• Amplex Red Cholesterol Assay Kits
• Lipopolysaccharides
• Data Table
• Product List

Section 13.4 — Dialkylcarbocyanine and Dialkylaminostyryl Probes 

• Dialkylcarbocyanine Probes
• DiI, DiO, DiD, DiR and Analogs
• Spectral Properties of Dialkylcarbocyanines
• Substituted DiI and DiO Derivatives
• DiI and DiO as Probes of Membrane Structure
• DiI and DiO as Probes of Membrane Dynamics
• Dialkylaminostyryl Probes
• Data Table
• Product List

Section 13.5 — Other Nonpolar and Amphiphilic Probes 

• Amphiphilic Derivatives of Rhodamines, Fluoresceins and Coumarins
• Octadecyl Rhodamine B
• Lipophilic Fluoresceins
• A Lipophilic Coumarin
• DPH and DPH Derivatives
• Diphenylhexatriene (DPH)
• TMA-DPH and TMAP-DPH
• DPH Propionic Acid
• Membrane Probes with Environment-Sensitive Spectral Shifts
• Prodan and Laurdan
• Dapoxyl Derivatives
• Anilinonaphthalenesulfonate (ANS) and Related Derivatives
• Bis-ANS
• DCVJ
• 4-Amino-4'-Benzamidostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid
• BODIPY, Nile Red and Pyrene Probes
• Nonpolar Pyrene and NBD Probes
• Nile Red
• Nonpolar BODIPY Probes
• Data Table
• Product List