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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
The amphotericin B-deoxycholate (AB-DOC) system (1:2, mole basis) was studied with regard to its organizational properties making use of spin label ESR spectra. The spectra of a fatty acid spin label intercalated in AB-DOC preparations revealed two components, one strongly (S) and one weakly (W) immobilized. Spectral subtractions indicated that S corresponds to label in mixed AB-DOC aggregates while W is due to label in deoxycholate micelles. This situation, coexistence of different aggregates, is similar to that found in systems consisting of bile salts and phospholipids. The DOC/AB mole ratio in the mixed aggregate is highest when pure DOC micelles are present. Dilution leads to disappearance of the latter and to continuous loss of DOC from AB-DOC accompanied by an increase in size and decrease in solubility of the aggregates, as verified by filtration and centrifugation experiments. The results indicate that AB-DOC systems are polydisperse. Since amphotericin B preparations having different organizational properties display different toxic and therapeutic effect, the study of amphotericin B aggregates should help in understanding these phenomena at a molecular level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
981
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
207-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Polydispersity of aggregates formed by the polyene antibiotic amphotericin B and deoxycholate. A spin label study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't