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1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-Pyrene(DSPE-Pyrene)isaphophalipidcappedwithfluorescentpyrene.
PhospholipidsbelongtothelipidfamilyofBIOLOGicalpolymers.Aphospholipidiscomposedoftwofattyacids,aglycerolunit,aphosphategroupandapolarmolecule.Thephosphategroupandpolarheadregionofthemoleculeishydrophillic(attractedtowater),whilethefattyacidtailishydrophobic(repelledbywater).Whenplacedinwater,phospholipidswillorientthemselvesintoabilayerinwhichthenon-polartailregionfaces聽theinnerareaofthebilayer.聽Thepolarheadregionfacesoutwardandinteractswiththewater.
PhosphalipidsareexcellentnaturalBiomaterialsfordrugdelivery.