title: Interconversion of bilayer phase transition temperatures between phosphatidylethanolamines and phosphatidylcholines.
abstract: High-resolution differential scanning calorimetric studies were performed to investigate the thermotropic phase behavior of 31 molecular species of phosphatidylethanolamines in excess water. Upon reheating, the aqueous dispersions of these lipids undergo the gel to liquid-crystalline phase transitions at well defined temperatures (Tm). These Tm values were shown to relate to the structural parameters of the underlying lipid molecules in a characteristic manner. Based on these observations, an interconversion of the Tm values between saturated phosphatidylethanolamines and phosphatidylcholines is established quantitatively for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Z Q
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Brumbaugh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry*; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines