Infrared study of the bilayer stability behavior of binary and ternary phospholipid mixtures containing unsaturated phosphatidylethanolamine.
The bilayer stability of liposomes containing unsaturated phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) has been investigated by measuring the C = O and CH2 stretching frequencies of the lipids at different lipid compositions and temperatures. Binary mixtures of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine (POPC) and dilinoleoyl-PE (DLPE) are known to exhibit lamellar liquid crystalline (L alpha), inverted hexagonal (HII) and metastable intermediate (I) phases. Abrupt increases in the C = O and CH2 stretching frequencies at 65-75 and 90-95% PE, respectively, were found as the PE content of the DLPE/POPC mixtures was increased from 0 to 100%. These transitions were associated with the L alpha -I and I-HII phase transitions of the DLPE/POPC mixtures, accordingly. The effects of three lipid perturbants, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), diacylglycerol (DG) and cholesterol (CL), on the above L alpha -I and I-HII transitions were also examined. All perturbants were found to be effective in shifting the L alpha -I transition of the DLPC/POPC mixtures to a lower PE% as detected by the C = O stretching frequency measurements. On the other hand, the perturbants appeared to eliminate the I-HII transition of the DLPE/POPC mixtures as detected by the CH2 stretching frequency measurements. The effectiveness of the perturbants in promoting the L alpha -I phase transition of the DLPE/POPC mixtures followed the order of DG > BHT > CL.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Physics Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock 79409-1051.
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D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry*; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; C038191:1,2-dilinoleoyl-3-phosphatidylethanolamine; C028694:1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine