Chen Z, Rand R P
Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Biophys J. 1998 Feb;74(2 Pt 1):944-52. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)74017-2.
The effects of a series of normal alkanes (decane, dodecane, tetradecane, hexadecane, and octadecane) on the hexagonal H(II) structures containing dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) and dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) were studied using x-ray diffraction and osmotic stress. The alkanes affect structural dimensions and the monolayer intrinsic curvature and bending modulus. The alkane effects are chain-length dependent and are attributed to their different distribution within the H(II) structure. The data suggest that short-chain alkanes are more uniformly distributed within the H(II) hydrocarbon regions and change the curvature and bending modulus of the monolayer, whereas longer-chain alkanes appear confined more to the interstitial region and do not change the curvature and bending modulus.
利用X射线衍射和渗透应力研究了一系列正构烷烃(癸烷、十二烷、十四烷、十六烷和十八烷)对含有二油酰磷脂酰乙醇胺(DOPE)和二油酰磷脂酰胆碱(DOPC)的六方H(II)结构的影响。这些烷烃会影响结构尺寸以及单层的固有曲率和弯曲模量。烷烃的影响取决于链长,这归因于它们在H(II)结构内的不同分布。数据表明,短链烷烃在H(II)碳氢区域内分布更均匀,会改变单层的曲率和弯曲模量,而长链烷烃似乎更多地局限于间隙区域,不会改变曲率和弯曲模量。