Influence of a hydrophilic spacer on the structure of phospholipid monolayer

B. Struth, E. Scalas, G. Brezesinski, H. Möhwald, F. Bringezu, W.G. Bouwman, K. Kjær

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    Abstract

    We present the results of thermodynamical and X-ray grazing incidence diffraction experiments performed on Langmuir monolayers of ether lipids with hydrophilic spacers between the glycerol backbone and the phosphatidylcholine head group: DHPC, DH-E01-PC, and DH-E02-PC. As a spacer the oxy-ethylene group is used, which is a typical hydrophilic unit of non-ionic tensides. It turns out that the introduction of the hydrophilic spacers leads to a fluidization of the monolayer and reduces the tilt angle of the chains.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalNuovo cimento della Società italiana di fisica. D Condensed matter, atomic, molecular and chemical physics, biophysics
    Volume16
    Issue number9
    Pages (from-to)1545-1550
    ISSN0392-6737
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1994

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