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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 22.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Membr Biol. 2010 Oct 13;27(7):364–381. doi: 10.3109/09687688.2010.507788

Figure 6. Schematic diagrams of light-mediated chemical reactions in radiation-sensitive lipids.

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Figure 6

  1. Photo-oxidation of lipids containing vinyl ether linkages by reactive oxygen species (generated by a series of photo sensitizers).
  2. Photo isomerization of azobenzene groups undergo wavelength-specific manner radiation leading to cis-trans (420/360nm) conformational changes.
  3. i, ii and iii: Photo cleavable lipids that after light radiation their breakdown products destabilize liposome membrane
  4. i: Photo-polymerizable phospholipid (DC8,9PC) graphic illustration.
    ii: Description of DC8,9PC chemical modifications and cross linking upon UV treatment
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