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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 26, 767-773, Copyright © 1985 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Synthesis and characterization of a highly fluorescent peptidyl- phosphatidylethanolamine

A Petrossian, AB Kantor and JC Owicki

The synthesis of a fluorescent lipid for use in studies of immune recognition of model membranes is described. The molecule has the basic structure HAPTEN-SPACER-LIPID, where fluorescein is the hapten, an oligopeptide (triglycine) is the spacer, and dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DPPE) is the lipid. The spacer, which is necessary for immunological reactivity, is first linked via a peptide bond to DPPE. The free N-terminus of the peptidyl-DPPE is then reacted with 5-dichlorotriazinylaminofluorescein (DCTAF) to yield fluoresceinchlorotriazinyltriglycyl-DPPE (FG3P). The structure is confirmed by mass spectrometry and Fourier transform NMR. When FG3P is incorporated into phospholipid vesicles it retains the brilliant fluorescence and high-affinity immunological reactivity of fluorescein. The general synthesis scheme may prove useful in other membrane and lipoprotein applications.
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