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Retinol fluorescence: a simple method to differentiate different bilayer morphologies

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The fluorescence spectra of retinol obtained in bilayer structures of two different systems with dodecyl tetraethylenglycol ether are shown. A correlation between the fluorescence intensity of retinol and the different topologies of bilayers has been found. We have tested this correlation with the C12E4/benzyl alcohol/water system, and we have also applied this idea to the study of the lamellar phases of the C12E4/PEG/water system. The highest fluorescence intensity of retinol corresponds to unilamellar vesicles, while the lowest is observed for multilamellar vesicles. The kinetic study of the degradation of vitamin A in these media is also related to the different microstructures of the bilayers.

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The authors thank the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science for its financial support for the research project CTQ2007-65421/BQU.

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  1. Dpto. Química Analítica e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871, Madrid, Spain

    M. Torre, M. P. San Andrés & S. Vera

  2. Dpto. Química Física, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871, Madrid, Spain

    G. Montalvo & M. Valiente

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Torre, M., San Andrés, M.P., Vera, S. et al. Retinol fluorescence: a simple method to differentiate different bilayer morphologies. Colloid Polym Sci 287, 951–959 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-009-2051-y

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