Diphenylhexatriene is a
fluorescent
Fluorescence is one of two kinds of photoluminescence, the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. When exposed to ultraviolet radiation, many substances will glow (fluoresce) with color ...
hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons are examples of group 14 hydrides. Hydrocarbons are generally colourless and Hydrophobe, hydrophobic; their odor is usually fain ...
used in the study of cell membranes. It is almost non-fluorescent in water, but it exhibits strong fluorescence when it is
intercalated into lipid membranes. It incorporates itself into the lipid bilayer and acts like a lipid.
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References
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1,6-Diphenylhexatriene Oregon Medical Laser Center
Polyenes
Fluorescent dyes
Phenyl compounds
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