Table 2. Membrane Affinity of PAs Studied by Flow Cytometry and Trp Fluorescence Emission.
| |
flow cytometry assay | binding assay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydrophobic moiety | PA | % membrane associated-fluorescence | Kxa |
| monoalkyl | N-PAmonoalkyl | 36 | 1.2 × 10–6 |
| C-PAmonoalkyl | 63 | 3.8 × 10–6 | |
| K-PAmonoalkyl | 41 | 0.24 × 10–6 | |
| dialkyl | N-PAdialkyl | 25 | ND |
| C-PAdialkyl | 27 | ND | |
| K-PAdialkyl | 26 | ND | |
| chol | N-PAchol | 32 | ND |
| C-PAchol | 47 | 2.4 × 10–6 | |
| K-PAchol | 51 | 0.9 × 10–6 | |
Kx values of apparent mole fraction partition coefficients determined from partitioning isotherms of PAs estimated from the fractional change in Trp fluorescence intensity upon addition of increasing amounts of liposomes.