ProductDescription
RhodamineB聽labeled1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine聽(DSPE-RhB,DSPE-RhodamineB)isusedforlabelingliposomes.
PhospholipidsbelongtothelipidfamilyofBIOLOGicalpolymers.Aphospholipidiscomposedoftwofattyacids,aglycerolunit,aphosphategroupandapolarmolecule.Thephosphategroupandpolarheadregionofthemoleculeishydrophillic(attractedtowater),whilethefattyacidtailishydrophobic(repelledbywater).Whenplacedinwater,phospholipidswillorientthemselvesintoabilayerinwhichthenon-polartailregionfaces聽theinnerareaofthebilayer.聽Thepolarheadregionfacesoutwardandinteractswiththewater.