title: Aggregation properties of GD1b, II3Neu5Ac2GgOse4Cer, and of GD1b-lactone, II3[alpha-Neu5Ac-(2----8, 1----9)-alpha-Neu5Ac]GgOse4Cer, in aqueous solution.
abstract: The relevance of the presence of an inner ester in the oligosaccharide chain on the aggregative properties of gangliosides is investigated. Micellar molecular weight and hydrodynamic radius of natural GD1b and of semisynthetic GD1b-lactone are measured by the laser light scattering technique. The presence of the lactone ring causes an increase of 36% for the molecular weight and 16% for the hydrodynamic radius. Measurements on mixtures of GD1b and GD1b-lactone show that mixed micelles are formed with microdomain structure. The results are interpreted in terms of the geometrical packing model for the aggregation of amphiphilic molecules and are correlated to membrane processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical School, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cantù
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casellato
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Acquotti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sonnino
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D005732:Gangliosides; D007783:Lactones; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; C033851:ganglioside, GD1b; C059365:ganglioside, GD1b-lactone