Abstract

4,4-Dimethyl-5,8-dihydroanthracene-1,9,10(4H)-trione (Q1) and 9,10-Dihydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-5,8-dihydro-1(4H)-anthracenone (Q2), two molecules that inhibit cancer cell respiration, were selectively deuterated and dissolved in an anionic discotic nematic lyotropic liquid crystal (dnllc) solution. The solution provides a magnetic field oriented anisotropic medium, where the location, average orientation and dynamics of Q1 and Q2 were examined by measuring