TY - JOUR
T1 - Structural characterization of phosphatidylcholine-diacylglycerol system by neutron scattering and X-ray diffraction
AU - Takahashi, H.
AU - Nagura, K.
AU - Imai, M.
AU - Matsushita, Y.
AU - Hatta, I.
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - Diacylglycerol (DAG) is recognized as one of the most important lipids for biological functions of cell membranes. In order to understand the functions of DAG, it is indispensable to study the effect of DAG on phosphatidylcholine (PC), which is a main lipid component of biomembranes. Here we report neutron-scattering data of sonicated PC/DAG vesicles and X-ray-diffraction data of oriented PC/DAG multilamellar systems. These data imply that addition of DAG induces a change in the tilt angle of lipid molecules and that, as a result, an increase of the membrane thickness is induced.
AB - Diacylglycerol (DAG) is recognized as one of the most important lipids for biological functions of cell membranes. In order to understand the functions of DAG, it is indispensable to study the effect of DAG on phosphatidylcholine (PC), which is a main lipid component of biomembranes. Here we report neutron-scattering data of sonicated PC/DAG vesicles and X-ray-diffraction data of oriented PC/DAG multilamellar systems. These data imply that addition of DAG induces a change in the tilt angle of lipid molecules and that, as a result, an increase of the membrane thickness is induced.
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U2 - 10.1007/s003390101214
DO - 10.1007/s003390101214
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036999249
SN - 0947-8396
VL - 74
SP - S1251-S1253
JO - Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
JF - Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
IS - SUPPL.II
ER -