Magnetic field induced ordering of bile salt/phospholipid micelles: new media for NMR structural investigations.
Micelles formed from sodium glycocholate and dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine are demonstrated to form a magnetic field orientable liquid crystal within narrow ranges of composition and temperature. The utility of this medium in structural investigations of biological membrane components using deuterium NMR is discussed.
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Chemistry Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511.
Prestegard
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D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D003102:Colloids; D003460:Crystallization; D004134:Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine; D006000:Glycocholic Acid; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008280:Magnetics; D008823:Micelles; D010743:Phospholipids; D013696:Temperature
D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D003102:Colloids; D008823:Micelles; D010743:Phospholipids; D006000:Glycocholic Acid; D004134:Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine