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Journal Article
Determination of the Main Phase Transition Temperature of Phospholipids by Nanoplasmonic Sensing
2018
Overview
Our study demonstrates that nanoplasmonic sensing (NPS) can be utilized for the determination of the phase transition temperature (T
m
) of phospholipids. During the phase transition, the lipid bilayer undergoes a conformational change. Therefore, it is presumed that the T
m
of phospholipids can be determined by detecting conformational changes in liposomes. The studied lipids included 1,2-dipalmitoyl-
sn
-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC), 1,2-dimyristoyl-
sn
-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC), and 1,2-distearoyl-
sn
-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC). Liposomes in gel phase are immobilized onto silicon dioxide sensors and the sensor cell temperature is increased until passing the T
m
of the lipid. The results show that, when the system temperature approaches the T
m
, a drop of the NPS signal is observed. The breakpoints in the temperatures are 22.5 °C, 41.0 °C, and 55.5 °C for DMPC, DPPC, and DSPC, respectively. These values are very close to the theoretical T
m
values,
i
.
e
., 24 °C, 41.4 °C, and 55 °C for DMPC, DPPC, and DSPC, respectively. Our studies prove that the NPS methodology is a simple and valuable tool for the determination of the T
m
of phospholipids.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group
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