title: Dynamic and 2D NMR studies on hydrogen-bonding aggregates of cholesterol in low-polarity organic solvents.
abstract: Self-diffusion coefficients (D) are measured for normal (nondeuterated) and deuterated cholesterol-d(6) (C26 and C27 methyl groups deuterated) in 1-octanol, chloroform, and cyclohexane at concentrations of 1-700 mM by varying the impurity water concentration (>2 mM) and temperature (30-50 degrees C). The pulsed field gradient spin-echo (PGSE) (1)H and (2)H NMR were used, respectively, at 600 and 92 MHz. At 30 degrees C, the hydrodynamic radius (R) obtained at 20 mM from the D value and solvent viscosity is 5.09, 7.07, and 6.17 A, respectively, in 1-octanol, chloroform, and cyclohexane when the impurity water is negligible. The R value in 1-octanol is the smallest and comparable with the average length of the molecular axes for the cholesterol molecule. In 1-octanol, R is invariant against the concentration variation, whereas in chloroform, R is larger and increases almost linearly with cholesterol concentration. At the highest concentration, 700 mM, the R in chloroform is 13.5 and 16.7 A, respectively, when the impurity water is at negligible and saturated concentrations. The R value larger than that in hydrogen-bonding 1-octanol indicates that cholesterol forms an aggregate through hydrogen bonding. The aggregate structure is confirmed by comparing NOESY spectra in chloroform and 1-octanol. The NOESY analysis reveals the presence of one extra cross peak (C4-C19) in chloroform compared to 1-octanol. Because the carbon atoms related to the cross peak are close to the hydroxyl group (C3-OH), cholesterol molecules are considered to be not piled but are found to be OH-centered in the aggregate. This is supported also by larger rotational hydrodynamic radii measured on cholesterol deuterated at positions C2, C3, C4, and C6. This shows that the aggregate formation is driven by the hydrogen-bonding between cholesterol molecules.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giordani
authors.forename: Chihiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wakai
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matubayasi
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakahara
mesh_terms: D020003:1-Octanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D002725:Chloroform / Q000737:chemistry*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000737:chemistry*; D003510:Cyclohexanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004058:Diffusion; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012015:Reference Standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012995:Solubility; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D003510:Cyclohexanes; D012997:Solvents; C506365:Cyclohexane; D002725:Chloroform; D002784:Cholesterol; D020003:1-Octanol