Novel Raman-tagged sphingomyelin that closely mimics original raft-forming behavior

Jin Cui, Shigeru Matsuoka, Masanao Kinoshita, Nobuaki Matsumori, Fuminori Sato, Michio Murata, Jun Ando, Hiroyuki Yamakoshi, Kosuke Dodo, Mikiko Sodeoka

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Abstract

Abstract Three Raman probes of sphingomyelin (SM) were synthesized and evaluated for their applicability to imaging experiments. One probe containing a hydroxymethyl-1,3-butadiyne moiety in the polar head group showed strong scattering. The solid-state 2H NMR spectra of this probe in oriented bilayer membrane revealed excellent compatibility with natural SM in phase behavior since the probe undergoes phase separation to form raft-like liquid ordered (Lo) domains in the raft-mimicking mixed bilayers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number12310
Pages (from-to)2989-2994
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume23
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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