Orientational behavior of phosphatidylcholine bilayers in the presence of aromatic amphiphiles and a magnetic field

• Published in: Biophysical journal Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 1069 - 1080
• Main Authors: Sanders, C.R., Schaff, J.E., Prestegard, J.H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD Elsevier Inc 01.04.1993; Biophysical Society
• Subjects: Artificial membranes and reconstituted systems; Biological and medical sciences; Biophysical Phenomena; Biophysics; Cholic Acids; Detergents; Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine - chemistry; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; In Vitro Techniques; Lipid Bilayers - chemistry; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Magnetics; Membrane physicochemistry; Molecular biophysics; Naphthols; Octoxynol; Polyethylene Glycols; Detergent; Phosphatidylcholine; Artificial membrane; Aromatic compound; NMR spectrometry; Orientation; Magnetic field; Amphiphilic compound

A number of aromatic-containing additives which can influence the orientation of fragments of lipid bilayer membranes by a magnetic field have been investigated. Two properties of these additives prove important: (1) sufficient detergency to facilitate reorganization of bilayer components and (2), s...