Model membrane partition ESR study in the presence of alpha-tocopherol by a new spin probe.

The effect of alpha-tocopherol (alpha T) on partitioning and fluidity changes occurring in phospholipid liposomes have been investigated by monitoring the X-band ESR spectrum of the high resolution amphiphilic spin probe perdeutero-di-t-butyl nitroxide (PDDTBN), which partitions in the lipid and water phase of liposomes, showing all the three resonances from each phase well resolved.