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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Influence of a hydrophilic spacer on the structure of a phospholipid monolayer
Enrico ScalasHelmut MöhwaldK. KjaerFrank BringezuB. StruthGerald BrezesinskiWim G. Bouwmansubject
chemistry.chemical_compoundCrystallographyLangmuirGrazing incidence diffractionchemistryPhosphatidylcholineMonolayerGlycerolPhospholipidGeneral Physics and AstronomyEtherEpitaxydescription
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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-09-01 | Il Nuovo Cimento D |