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Aggregation Behavior of Tetraenoic Fatty Acids in Aqueous Solution
Author(s) -
Wang Yonghui,
Ma Jianguo,
Cheon HwanSung,
Kishi Yoshito
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200603979
Subject(s) - aqueous solution , chemistry , lamellar structure , fatty acid , organic chemistry , stereochemistry , crystallography
Why so blue? Unique blue‐shifted UV absorptions were used to follow the aggregation of C 24 tetraene fatty acids in aqueous solution. Aggregation takes place through three distinct states (i.e. K→T 1 →T 2 ; see picture). It is suggested that all of these aggregates are lamellar‐type in a local sense but differ in the packing mode of the fatty acid backbone.