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Effect of water on lamellar structure of DPPC/sugar systems

The ability of two monosaccharides, four disaccharides and one trisaccharide, to lower the transition temperature of l-α-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the ability of these sugars to change the lateral packing of the acyl cha...

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Published in:Biochimica et biophysica acta 1997-09, Vol.1328 (2), p.197-206
Main Authors: Nagase, H, Ueda, H, Nakagaki, M
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Language:English
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Summary:The ability of two monosaccharides, four disaccharides and one trisaccharide, to lower the transition temperature of l-α-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the ability of these sugars to change the lateral packing of the acyl chains of DPPC was investigated using wide-angle X-ray diffraction. The sugars affected the gel–liquid crystal transition temperature ( T c) of DPPC when the water content of the DPPC/sugar systems was less than 20 wt.%. Specifically, T c of the DPPC without sugar increased to approximately 106°C, the T c of the DPPC/monosaccharide system remained almost constant at 43°C and of the DPPC/disaccharide or trisaccharide systems decreased to approximately 24°C. In the dehydrated state, di- and trisaccharides caused looser packing of the DPPC hydrocarbon chains than the monosaccharides did, and the sugars affected the packing mode in different ways. The addition of water caused this difference in the sugars' effects on the packing mode to disappear and further addition of water caused the effect of sugar to almost disappear. Thus, the addition of water to a DPPC/sugar system weakens the interaction between the sugar and lipid and strengthens the DPPC chain packing.
ISSN:0005-2736
0006-3002
1879-2642
1878-2434
DOI:10.1016/S0005-2736(97)00088-6