Liposome aggregation in presence of the sweeteners cyclamate and saccharine.

The interaction of the sweeteners saccharine and cyclamate with large unilamellar liposomes and planar bilayer lipid membranes (BLM) was studied. Application of the methods of light scattering and sound velocimetry showed that saccharine induces aggregation of liposomes, while cyclamate probably caused increase of the hydration of liposome surface. The sweeteners induced changes of BLM compressibility in a direction perpendicular to the membrane plane. The cyclamate induced considerably larger decreases in the elasticity module than saccharine. The obtained results show that both saccharine and cyclamate interacts with the surface of lipid bilayer and could modify the physical properties of lipid membranes.