1,6-Diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH, excitation/emission=350 nm/420 nm) is almost non-fluorescent in water, but it exhibits a strong increase in fluorescence after intercalation into membranes and can be used as a probe for viscosity, polarity and lipid order. DPH has been used for the high-content imaging of neutral lipid droplets¹ as well as a reporter of inner spore membrane fluidity in bacterial spores².
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<li>Yellow solid soluble in DMF and DMSO</li>
<li>Store at -20 °C and protect from light</li>
<li>C₁₈H₁₆</li>
<li>MWt: 232.32</li>
<li>[1720-32-7]</li>
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