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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
Acyl chain perdeuterated dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC-d54) and dimyristoylphosphatidylserine (DMPS-d54) were incorporated by incubation into human erythrocytes. Light microscopic analysis demonstrated that erythrocytes incubated with DMPC-d54 became echinocytic while those incubated with DMPS-d54 became stomatocytic. This indicates that DMPC-d54 was incorporated preferentially into the outer monolayer whereas DMPS-d54 was selectively incorporated into the inner monolayer. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to monitor the conformational order of the incorporated phospholipids. The asymmetric CD2 stretching frequency of the inserted perdeuterated acyl chains was measured in both isolated membranes and intact erythrocytes as a function of temperature. DMPC-d54 incorporated into erythrocytes exhibited a cooperative phase transition at approximately 19 degrees C, i.e., at the same temperature as pure vesicles. In contrast, DMPS-d54 incorporated into red cells exhibited no phase transition, but possessed conformational order similar to that of the liquid-crystalline state. These results suggest that DMPC-d54 persists in domains in the outer monolayer while DMPS-d54 is dispersed in the inner monolayer. These experiments are the first to demonstrate that FTIR spectroscopy can be utilized to monitor directly a specific species of lipid molecule from the entire phospholipid population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
229-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Conformational order of phospholipids incorporated into human erythrocytes: an FTIR spectroscopy study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't