Self-quenching of nitrobenzoxadiazole labeled phospholipids in lipid membranes

The emission intensity, wavelength, and lifetime of the fluorophore nitrobenzoxadiazole dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine (NBD-PE) are sensitive to the local environmental structure when this species is present as a component of an amphiphilic membrane. Alterations of the physical and electrostatic structure of a membrane can result in changes in the fluorescence signal owing to changes in the extent of self-quenching of the probe. To …