| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9577540 | Chemical Physics Letters | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The microenvironment of the bile salt-lecithin mixed aggregates has been investigated using steady state and picosecond time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The steady state spectra show that the polarity of the bile salt is higher compared to lecithin vesicles or the mixed aggregates. We have observed slow solvent relaxation in bile salt micelles and lecithin vesicles. The solvation time is gradually slowed down due to gradual addition of the bile salt in lecithin vesicles. Addition of bile salt leads to the tighter head group packing in lecithin. Thus, mobility of the water molecules becomes slower and consequently the solvation time is also retarded. We have observed bimodal slow rotational relaxation time in all these systems.
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Authors
Debdeep Chakrabarty, Anjan Chakraborty, Debabrata Seth, Partha Hazra, Nilmoni Sarkar,