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2'-(3 alpha-Benzyloxy-24-norcholan-23-yl)-2',4',4'-trimethyl-4',5'- dihydrooxazoline-N-oxyl as a potential spin probe
S Banerjee1, G K Trivedi, S Srivastava
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Abstract:
A new steroidal doxyl (4,4-dimethyloxazolidine-N-oxyl) nitroxide (SDN) viz. 2'-(3 alpha-benzyloxy-24-norcholan-2'-yl)-2',4',4'-trimethyl-4',5'- dihydrooxazoline-N-oxyl has been synthesized. This is expected to have higher mobility over other spin labels reported earlier. The localization of this spin probe in lipid bilayers has been determined using 1H NMR and 31P NMR techniques. The alterations induced by drugs in the membrane characteristics such as phase transition and permeability have been investigated using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) techniques. The results show the applicability of SDN as a potential spin probe in the study of biomembranes.