Effects of a bolaamphiphile on the structure of phosphatidylcholine liposomes.
This paper describes the morphological characterization of aqueous dispersions of PC amphiphiles and bolaamphiphile AEC by microscopy, the liposomal membrane fluidity, and the zeta potential. Results indicate that the bolaamphiphile AEC can be included within conventional egg-PC liposome bilayers. This behavior could be due to their preference for the stretched conformation within the PC membranes.
Gu
Qiang
Q
Key Laboratory of Molecular and Biomolecular Electronics (Southeast University), Ministry of Education, 210096, Nanjing, China.
Zou
Aihua
A
Yuan
Chunwei
C
Guo
Rong
R
D004337:Drug Carriers; D005454:Fluorescence Polarization; D007536:Isomerism; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008560:Membrane Fluidity; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
D004337:Drug Carriers; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008081:Liposomes; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D013501:Surface-Active Agents