Reaction #468397
ord-b7d5028972c64e99a632f9e0fdfef664
Reaction equation
Reactants
Reagents
None
Conditions
Detailed conditions
See reaction.notes.procedure_details.
Workup
- 1workup.DISTILLATIONby passing distilled water through a Millipore μF ultrapurification train
- 2workup.ADDITIONThe ganglioside GM1 was mixed at 5 mol % with the diacetylene “matrix
- 3OtherLiposomes were prepared
- 4Otherthe probe sonication method
- 5Otherpolymerized by UV irradiation (254 nm)
Procedure
Ganglioside GM1, cholera toxin from Vibrio Cholerae, human serum albumin, and wheat germ agglutinin were purchased from Sigma. 5,7-docosadiynoic acid was synthesized. Deionized water was obtained by passing distilled water through a Millipore μF ultrapurification train. Solvents used were reagent grade. The ganglioside GM1 was mixed at 5 mol % with the diacetylene “matrix lipid” monomers. Liposomes were prepared using the probe sonication method and polymerized by UV irradiation (254 nm). The conjugated ene-yne backbone of polydiacetylene liposomes results in the appearance of a deep blue/purple solution. The visible absorption spectrum of the freshly prepared purple liposomes is shown in FIG. 25.