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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of Ca2+ on a gel-to-liquid crystal transition as well as the mechanical properties of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers was studied by an ultrasonic technique. Transition temperature increased with increase in Ca2+ concentration, whereas the variation of ultrasonic anomalies indicated that dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers exhibited maximum pseudocritical fluctuation at a Ca2+ concentration of about 10 mM. Hardening of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine membranes due to the Ca2+ binding was observed above 10 mM CaCl2, suggesting the lateral compression of the lipid bilayer by bound Ca2+. Long-range attraction between bound Ca2+ and the head groups of surrounding lipid molecules was proposed from these calcium effects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0301-4622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
265-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2000-12-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Interaction between Ca2+ and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine membranes. I. Transition anomalies of ultrasonic properties.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article