title: Raman spectra and vibrational assignments for deuterated membrane lipids. 1,2-Dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine-d9 and -d62.
abstract: Vibrational Raman spectra of polycrystalline 1,2-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine-d9 (fully deuterated choline methyl groups) and 1,2-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine-d62 (fully deuterated acyl chains) were recorded in the 3050- 2800, 2250-2050 and 1800-700 cm-1 regions. The fundamental vibrational modes were assigned primarily on the basis of isotopic frequency shift ratios, group frequency correlations and comparisons with specific model compounds. Since deuterium-substituted lipids provide well-isolated spectral probes, particularly in the carbon-deuterium stretching region, the dependence of the 2250-2050 cm-1 region on lipid phase was examined for the dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine-d62 species. The methylene CD2 deformation and twisting modes at 984 and 919 cm-1, respectively, also exhibit intense, isolated vibrational transitions which should prove useful for monitoring molecular order in mixed dueterated and undeuterated lipid systems. Except for the relatively weak choline methyl C-D and C-H stretching modes, the spectrum of 1,2-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine-d9 is not distinguishable from that of the undeuterated system. For both the d9 and undeuterated species, the vibrational modes associated with the lipid head group region are sensitive to slight hydration.
mesh_terms: D003903:Deuterium; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D003903:Deuterium