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. 1973 Nov;13(11):1223–1231. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(73)86057-6

Spin Label Motion in Fatty Acids

Rolf Mehlhorn, Wallace Snipes, Alec Keith
PMCID: PMC1484379  PMID: 4356775

Abstract

Spin labels dissolved in highly purified fatty acid systems exhibit nearly identical tumbling rates in liquid and solid phases. Even though the spin labels do not have the same molecular geometry as the lipid matrix the melting point of the matrix can be inferred by measurements of the temperature dependency of molecular motion.

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