title: Toward bicelle stability with ether-linked phospholipids: temperature, composition, and hydration diagrams by 2H and 31P solid-state NMR.
abstract: Phosphorus and deuterium wide line NMR was used to determine diagrams of binary mixtures of 1,2-di-O-tetradecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DIOMPC) and 1,2-di-O-hexyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DIOHPC) ether-phospholipids. By varying the hydration, h, the temperature, T, and the mole fraction, X, of long-chain ether-phospholipids, we delineated the conditions for which such systems are oriented by the magnetic field, in the presence of 100 mM KCl. The 3D domain is found for X = 62-90%, T = 27-50 degrees C, and h = 70-98%. At 80% hydration, the domain shape (X = 70-90% and T = 27-42 degrees C) is close to that already observed for ester-phospholipids mixtures (Raffard, G.; Steinbruckner, S.; Arnold, A.; Davis, J. H.; Dufourc, E. J. Langmuir 2000, 16, 7655-7662) where disc-shaped bicelles of 300-600 A have been found by electron microscopy (Arnold, A.; Labrot, T.; Oda, R.; Dufourc, E. J. Biophys. J. 2002, 83, 2667-2680). Systems made of ether-linked lipids are much more stable on time and acidic conditions than those made of ester lipids. Assuming that the disc-shaped species are also found with ether lipids, their diameter as determined from integration of phosphorus NMR lines ranges from 240 to 440 A +/- 10%; it is generally independent of hydration and temperature but decreases with decreasing long-chain lipid content, X. The structure and the dynamics of water in the DIOMPC-DIOHPC were characterized by (2)H NMR. Water exchanges between the membrane surface where it is bound and a bulk isotropic pool lead to an average ordered state for temperatures in the bicelle region and above, thus offering a larger thermal span for structural studies of dissolved molecules.
authors.affiliation: Bruker Biospin, Laboratoire d'applications, Wissembourg, France, and UMR5144 CNRS-UBx1, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Pessac, France.
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aussenac
authors.forename: Bertille
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lavigne
authors.forename: Erick J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Dufourc
mesh_terms: D003903:Deuterium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004134:Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008823:Micelles; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010759:Phosphorus Isotopes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010767:Phosphorylcholine / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D008823:Micelles; D010743:Phospholipids; D010759:Phosphorus Isotopes; D010767:Phosphorylcholine; D003903:Deuterium; D004134:Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine