CHARACTERIZATION OF A 3RD PHASE-TRANSITION IN MULTILAMELLAR DIPALMITOYLLECITHIN LIPOSOMES
CHARACTERIZATION OF A 3RD PHASE-TRANSITION IN MULTILAMELLAR DIPALMITOYLLECITHIN LIPOSOMES
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DOI:
10.1021/bi00523a011
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
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FULDNER, HH
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作者:
FULDNER, HH
Materials and MethodsCommercially available DPL (obtained from Fluka, Buchs, Switzerland) was chromatographed on CM-cellulose (Comfurius & Zwaal, 1977) and recrystallized twice from acetone. Its purity was checked by TLC and* H and 31P NMR. The homogeneity of the fatty acids was assured by cleavingthem and by analyzing their methyl ester derivatives with gas chromatography (Eibl & Lands, 1970). Sample Preparation. Multilamellar liposomes were prepared by incubating the dry lipid in doubly distilled water (ca. 10 mg/mL) at 45 C for 1-2 h. During the incubation time, the dispersion was vortexed several times for about 1 min at the elevated temperature. The liposomes were then centrifuged at low g forces (1000-15000#, 10 min, 4 C) to give lipid concentrations in the pellet between30% and 60%(w/w). Calorimetry. A differential scanning calorimeter (Perkin-Elmer DSC 2 with Intracooler I) was used for the calorimetric measurements. The sample pans (stainless steel, hermetically sealed) usually contained 8-12 mg of the liposomal pellet; an appropriate amount of water was taken as reference. Each sample was scanned several times at a heating/cooling rate of 0.313 C/min and at a sensitivity of 1 mcal/s (full scale). The lipid content of the samples was determined gravime-trically after completion of the measurements. Also, com-parison of the initial and final total weights of the sample pans ensured that no water loss had occurred.