Investigating the possible use of a tetra (hydroxyphenyl) porphyrin as a fluorescence probe for the supramolecular detection of phospholipids

► Use of a tetraphenyl porphyrin as a probe for the detection of phospholipids (PL). ► Evidence of the experimental conditions optimising fluorescence emission. ► Mechanism of incorporation and localisation of porphyrin in the PL assemblies. ► Comparison with the most common probe for lipid detection (DPH). ► Application to micro-chromatography.