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Abstract:
The absolute value of the viscosity in membrane lipid bilayers, which is different from the microviscosity advocated by Shinitzky, could be calculated from steady-state fluorescence depolarization of a hydrocarbon fluorophore, 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH). This method was based on the theory of time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy and empirical relationships between fluorescence life time and the anisotropy parameters such as half cone angle in wobbling motion and wobbling diffusion rate of the fluorescent probe. Obtained viscosity values of various membranes from this method were consistent with those from time resolved method within experimental error.
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