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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-7-24
pubmed:abstractText
Small-angle x-ray scattering diagrams of human serum low density lipoprotein (LDL) were recorded at several temperatures in solutions of different freezing points. It was found that modifications of the x-ray patterns observed on cooling the lipoprotein samples below 0 degrees C are due to reversible alterations of the LDL surface structure induced by the freezing process (independent of temperature). With both intact and partially dehydrated LDL, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) carried out in the body temperature range revealed a heat absorption characteristic of the transition from a liquid crystal to an isotropic liquid phase of cholesteryl esters within the lipoproteins (Deckelbaum, R. J., Shipley, R. J., Small, P. M., Lees, R. S., & George, P. K. (1975) Science 190, 392). However, small-angle x-ray scattering diagrams recorded with the same LDL sample before and after the partial removal of water were found to be very different: the scattering curve for intact LDL showed a strong band centered at (36 A)-1 which disappeared upon drying and reappeared upon restoring the water. Our results suggest that the presence of this signal strongly depends on the molecular structure of the lipoprotein surface.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1436-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Small-angle X-ray scattering and differential scanning calorimetry studies on reversibly modified human-serum low density lipoproteins.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article