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The effects of cholesterol and β-sitosterol on the structure of saturated diacylphosphatidylcholine bilayers.
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PMID:  20978886     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The structures of DMPC and DPPC bilayers in unilamellar liposomes, in the presence of 33.3 mol% cholesterol or the plant sterol β-sitosterol, have been studied by small-angle neutron scattering. The bilayer thickness d (L) increases in a similar way for both sterols. The repeat distance in multilamellar liposomes, as determined by small-angle X-ray diffraction, is larger in the presence of β-sitosterol than in the presence of cholesterol. We observe that each sterol modifies the interlamellar water layer differently, cholesterol reducing its thickness more efficiently than β-sitosterol, and conclude that cholesterol suppresses bilayer undulations more effectively than β-sitosterol.
Authors:
Jana Gallová; Daniela Uhríková; Norbert Kučerka; Slavomíra Doktorovová; Sérgio S Funari; José Teixeira; Pavol Balgavý
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-10-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  European biophysics journal : EBJ     Volume:  40     ISSN:  1432-1017     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. Biophys. J.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8409413     Medline TA:  Eur Biophys J     Country:  Germany    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  153-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Chemistry of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, 832 32, Bratislava, Slovakia, gallova@fpharm.uniba.sk.
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