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pH-sensitive vesicles containing a lipidic beta-amino acid with two hydrophobic chains.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18205118     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The lipidic beta-amino acid 2-(aminomethyl)-2-pentadecylheptadecanoic acid (1) was synthesized via the alkylation of the C(alpha)-atom of fully protected beta-alanine. Mixed large unilamellar vesicles with a diameter between 100 and 200 nm containing POPC (1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) and 1 at a molar ratio of 9 : 1 were prepared and found to have a surface charge which is dependent on pH. At slightly acidic pH, the vesicles were positively charged, and at alkaline pH negatively charged. Dynamic light scattering, zeta potential, and cryo-transmission electron-microscopy measurements indicated that the mixed vesicles fused at pH 4-5 with negatively charged mixed vesicles composed of POPC and POPG (9.8 : 1, molar ratio), POPG being 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-[phospho-rac-(1-glycerol)].
Authors:
Stefania Capone; Peter Walde; Dieter Seebach; Takashi Ishikawa; Romualdo Caputo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chemistry & biodiversity     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1612-1880     ISO Abbreviation:  Chem. Biodivers.     Publication Date:  2008 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-01-30     Completed Date:  2008-03-31     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101197449     Medline TA:  Chem Biodivers     Country:  Switzerland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  16-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Departement Chemie und Angewandte Biowissenschaften, ETH-Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alkylation
Amino Acids / chemical synthesis,  chemistry*
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Hydrophobicity
Lipids / chemistry*
Molecular Structure
Phosphatidylcholines / chemistry*
Phosphatidylglycerols / chemistry*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/2-(aminomethyl)-2-pentadecylheptadecanoic acid; 0/Amino Acids; 0/Lipids; 0/Phosphatidylcholines; 0/Phosphatidylglycerols; 6753-55-5/1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine; 81490-05-3/1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylglycero-3-phosphoglycerol

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