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Cholesterol-mimetic pyrene probes

US8211881B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2006
Grant dateJul 3, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2500/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention concerns compounds called pyrene-cholesterols, of general formula (I), wherein: X represents a CH2 group or an oxygen atom and n is an integer from 2 to 10, as well as their use for implementing a method for detecting and measuring the effects of specific products on biological membranes, and a method for preparing the compounds.

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