Biotechnology Letters, Vol.23, No.16, 1293-1296, 2001
Ultrastructural chemical reaction to detect saturated phospholipids of a natural surfactant from pig lungs
The ultrastructure of the natural surfactant from pig lungs fixed by the tricomplex method with Pb(NO3)(2) and K3Fe(CN)(6) reveals its lamellar phase (ordered configuration). The lamellar forms are usually associated with being surface active.
Keywords:electron microscopy;pig lung surfactant;saturated phospholipid detection;tricomplex flocculation