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6893949

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
We have examined the phase diagram of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC)--cholesterol-water mixtures at low cholesterol content, and report phase separation between 3 and 10 mol% cholesterol. The two lamellar phases at equilibrium in this region appear to be pure DPPC and 11 mol% cholesterol in DPPC. For these two lamellar phases, which are made up of alternating layers of water and bimolecular lipid leaflets, we have measured the forces of interaction between leaflets and the lateral pressure and compressibility of the leaflets. Both bilayers experience a strong repulsive force when forced together only a few ångströms (1 A = 0.1 nm) closer than their maximum separation in excess water. However, the presence of 11 mol% cholesterol causes the bilayers to move apart of 35-A separation from the 19-A characteristic of pure DPPC in excess water. This swelling may result from a decrease in van der Waals attraction between bilayers or from an increase in bilayer repulsion. Differences in bilayer interaction can be a cause for phase separation. More importantly these differences can cause changes in the composition of regions of membranes approaching contact. At 11 mol%, cholesterol substantially increases the lateral compressibility of DPPC bilayers leading to higher lateral density fluctuations and potentially higher bilayer permeability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0008-4018
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
959-68
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of cholesterol on measured interaction and compressibility of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't