X-ray diffraction studies of lipid phase transitions in hydrated mixtures of cholesterol and diacylphosphatidylcholines and their relevance to the structure of biological membranes.
Previous X-ray diffraction data on the effects of temperature on hydrated cholesterol/dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine mixtures have been confirmed and equivalent new data on cholesterol/stearolyoleoylphosphatidylcholine obtained. Molecular interpretations are discussed and related to previous studies of cholesterol/dioleoylphosphatidylcholine and of cholesterol-rich biological membranes.
Finean
J B
JB
Department of Biochemistry, University of Birmingham, U.K.
D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis*; D004134:Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000032:analysis*; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis*; D013696:Temperature; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D002784:Cholesterol; C017251:1,2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine; D004134:Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine