TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)AMINOMETHANE (C4H11NO3) INDUCED A RIPPLE PHASE IN SUPPORTED UNILAMELLAR PHOSPHOLIPID-BILAYERS

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作者
MOU, JX [1 ]
YANG, J [1 ]
SHAO, ZF [1 ]
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[1] UNIV VIRGINIA,DEPT MOLEC PHYSIOL & BIOL PHYS,BIOSPM LAB,CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22908
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10.1021/bi00181a001
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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A commonly used buffer compound, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (C4H11NO3), was found to induce a ripple phase in supported unilamellar phospholipid bilayers at room temperature. The ripple structure showed various types of domains that could extend to several micrometers in length with many well-defined bendings of either 120 degrees or 60 degrees. Two different periodic ripples were found to coexist in 1,2-dipentadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine bilayers. Some intermediate states during the transition to the ripple phase were also observed.
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