title: Domains and anomalous adsorption isotherms of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine membranes and lipophilic ions: pentachlorophenolate, tetraphenylborate, and dipicrylamine.
abstract: Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) vesicles acquire negative surface charge on adsorption of negatively charged pentachlorophenolate (PCP-), and lipophilic ions tetraphenylborate (TPhB-), and dipicrylamine (DPA-). We have obtained (a) zeta-potential isotherms from the measurements of electrophoretic mobility of DPPC vesicles as a function of concentration of the adsorbing ions at different temperatures (25-42 degrees C), and (b) studied the effect of PCP- on gel-to-fluid phase transition by measuring the temperature dependence of zeta-potential at different PCP- concentrations. The zeta-potential isotherms of PCP- at 25, 32, and 34 degrees C correspond to adsorption to membrane in its gel phase. At 42 degrees C the zeta-potential isotherm corresponds to membrane in its fluid phase. These isotherms are well described by a Langmuir-Stern-Grahame adsorption model proposed by McLaughlin and Harary (1977. Biochemistry. 15:1941-1948). The zeta-potential isotherm at 37 degrees C does not follow the single-phase adsorption model. We have also observed anomalous adsorption isotherms for lipophilic ions TPhB- and DPA- at temperatures as low as 25 degrees C. These isotherms demonstrate a gel-to-fluid phase transition driven by ion adsorption to DPPC membrane during which the membrane changes from weakly to a strongly adsorbing state. The anomalous isotherm of PCP- and the temperature dependence of zeta-potential can be described by a two-phase model based on the combination of (a) Langmuir-Stern-Grahame model for each phase, (b) the coexistence of gel and fluid domains, and (c) depression of gel-to-fluid phase transition temperature by PCP-. Within the anomalous region the magnitude of zeta-potential rapidly increases concentration of adsorbing species, which was characterized in terms of a Esin-Markov coefficient. This effect can be exploited in membrane-based devices. Comments are also made on the possible effect of PCP, as an uncoupler, in energy transducing membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Environmental Sciences, Portland State University, Oregon 97207-0715.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smejtek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000737:chemistry*; D000327:Adsorption; D005782:Gels; D007700:Kinetics; D008081:Liposomes; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010416:Pentachlorophenol / Q000737:chemistry*; D010851:Picrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D013775:Tetraphenylborate / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D008081:Liposomes; D010851:Picrates; C011454:dipicrylamine; D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine; D013775:Tetraphenylborate; D010416:Pentachlorophenol