Design of Lipid-Based Nanocarriers via Cation Modulation of Ethanol-Interdigitated Lipid Membranes.
Journal
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
ISSN: 1520-5827
Titre abrégé: Langmuir
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9882736
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 10 2021
12 10 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
29
9
2021
medline:
25
2
2023
entrez:
28
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Short-chain alcohols (i.e., ethanol) can induce membrane interdigitation in saturated-chain phosphatidylcholines (PCs). In this process, alcohol molecules intercalate between phosphate heads, increasing lateral separation and favoring hydrophobic interactions between opposing acyl chains, which interpenetrate forming an interdigitated phase. Unraveling mechanisms underlying the interactions between ethanol and model lipid membranes has implications for cell biology, biochemistry, and for the formulation of lipid-based nanocarriers. However, investigations of ethanol-lipid membrane systems have been carried out in deionized water, which limits their applicability. Here, using a combination of small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering, small-angle neutron scattering, and all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, we analyzed the effect of varying CaCl
Identifiants
pubmed: 34581180
doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02076
doi:
Substances chimiques
Cations
0
Phosphatidylcholines
0
1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
2644-64-6
Ethanol
3K9958V90M
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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