鞘氨醇与DPPC, DPPE单层膜的热力学特性及形态观察

鞘氨醇(sphingosine)是生物体内合成鞘脂的母体化合物, 是生物膜中的重要组分之一. 通过分析表面压力和平均分子面积(π-A)等温线数据分别研究了鞘氨醇与二棕榈酰基磷脂酰胆碱(DPPC)和二棕榈酰基磷脂酰乙醇胺(DPPE)二元组分单层膜的热力学特性, 并在恒定膜压下制备不同摩尔比例的混合脂膜用原子力显微镜进行观测. 实验结果表明: (1)鞘氨醇与DPPC组成的系统中, XD-Sph＝0.2, 0.4, 0.6时, 过量分子面积与过量吉布斯自由能在所研究的表面压力下表现为负值, 而当XD-Sph＝0.8时, 表现为正值; (2)鞘氨醇与DPPE组成的系统中, 当表面压力 π＜25 mN•m－1时, 过量分子面积与过量吉布斯自由能在所研究的组分比例下表现为负值, 当π≥25 mN•m－1时为正值. 混合单层膜的分子面积与表面吉布斯自由能决定了分子间的相互作用, 当为负值时分子间相互作用表现为吸引力, 出现凝聚现象; 为正值时分子间相互作用表现为排斥力, 促使单层膜出现相分离现象. 过量吉布斯自由能值越小, 单层膜的热稳定性越高. 弹性系数曲线分析和AFM图片观测进一步验证了理论分析的结果.     

乌苏酸/DPPC 混合单层膜相互作用的研究

乌苏酸(UA)为五环三萜羧基酸类化合物, 是一种中药有效成分. 它进入细胞的过程与膜脂分子有密切关系. 选用生物膜系统中的膜脂分子二棕榈酰基磷脂酰胆碱(DPPC)为代表, 通过LB(Langmuir-Blodgett)膜技术获得乌苏酸与DPPC 混合单层膜的表面压力/平均分子面积(π-A)曲线. 分析了混合单层膜的平均和过量分子面积、弹性系数等热力学参量, 并用原子力显微镜进行了研究. 比较了乌苏酸/DPPC 与胆固醇/DPPC 混合单层膜的异同. 实验结果表明: 乌苏酸能促使DPPC 的凝聚; 乌苏酸/DPPC 两组分的物质的量比与混合单层膜的膜压对单层膜的压缩性、稳定性和热力学特性有影响, 对单层膜中不同组分间的混合性以及分子间的相互作用具有重要的影响.     

DOPC/DPPC单层膜中分子间的相互作用及形态特征

利用Langmuir-Blodgett(LB)技术制备了不同表面压力下的1,2-二油酸-甘油-3-磷脂酰胆碱(DOPC)/1,2-二棕榈酸甘油-3-磷脂酰胆碱(DPPC)(摩尔比为1:1)和DOPC/DPPC/Chol(摩尔比为2:2:1)单层膜, 对单层膜内分子间的相互作用进行了热力学分析, 并用荧光显微镜和原子力显微镜对其形态进行了观测.热力学分析表明, DOPC与DPPC分子在单层膜结构中相互作用为排斥力, 诱导单层膜出现相变; DOPC, DPPC与胆固醇(Chol)间的相互作用均为吸引力, 当表面压力(π)大于18 mN/m时, DPPC与胆固醇的作用力大于DOPC.荧光显微镜观测表明, DOPC/DPPC单层膜出现明显相分离现象, 富含DPPC微区成“花形”结构, 且随着表面压力的升高微区逐渐增大, “花瓣”增多; 当胆固醇加入到DOPC/DPPC体系时, 单层膜相态由液相与凝胶相共存转变为液态无序相与液态有序相共存结构, 富含DPPC的微区形状从“花形”转变成“圆形”.原子力显微镜对单层膜的表征验证了荧光显微镜的观测结果, 表明胆固醇加入到DOPC/DPPC体系中对单层膜排列具有明显的影响, 压力和溶液状态等是影响脂膜结构的重要因素.     

亚相pH对气水界面上VE/DPPC单分子膜的影响

通过表面压－分子面积等温线的测定，考察了亚相ｐＨ对气水界面上的维生素Ｅ（ＶＥ）／二棕榈酰基磷脂酰胆碱单分子膜的影响。亚相ｐＨ降低不改变ＤＰＰＣ单分子膜的崩裂压，但使ＶＥ单分子膜的崩裂压明显增大，不改变ＶＥ单分子膜的平均分子面积，但使ＤＰＰＣ单分子膜凝缩，低表面压下，ＶＥ对ＤＰＰＣ单分子膜的膨胀作用在纯水上很小，在ｐＨ为１的亚相上则很明显，这提示在低ｐＨ的亚相上，ＶＥ／ＤＰＰＣ单分子膜中的极性头基间     

β-lactoglobulin 与磷脂复合膜形成过程中相互 作用的动态研究

利用ADSA系统分别研究了蛋白质β-lactoglobulin在不同pH下与三种磷脂DPPC(中性头部基因)、DPPE(部分正电头部基团)、DPPA(部分带负电头部基因)的吸附动力学,结合AFM技术,讨论在弯曲的液/液界面上蛋白质与磷脂之间各种相互作用对复合膜生成的影响。认为这些相互作用的影响是动态变化着的;在吸附反应的不同阶段各类作用分别成为主导因系。     

两性霉素B与鞘磷脂单分子层的相互作用

选取哺乳动物生物膜中的重要脂质分子鞘磷脂(SM)作为单分子膜的基本组分, 采用Langmuir-Blodgett(LB)膜技术研究了不同比例的两性霉素B/鞘磷脂单层膜的表面压力-平均分子面积(π-A)曲线以及基于π-A曲线的混合性分析, 同时通过原子力显微镜(AFM)研究了其表面形态的变化. 结果表明, 组分间的摩尔比和表面压力对混合单层膜稳定性、混合性以及分子间相互作用具有重要影响.     

牛血清蛋白对二硬脂酰基磷脂酰乙醇胺单层膜结构的影响

利用Langmuir-Blodgett(LB)技术结合原子力显微镜(AFM),研究了牛血清蛋白(BSA)在气/液界面上对二硬脂酰基磷脂酰乙醇胺(DSPE)单层膜结构的影响.通过改变亚相的pH值和BSA浓度,获得了不同条件下DSPE单层膜的等温线、吸附曲线和压缩循环曲线等.实验结果表明,亚相中BSA的存在对DSPE单层膜的压缩性、稳定性以及相变行为产生了较大的影响.吸附动力学结果表明,DSPE单层膜对BSA分子的吸附量存在一定的阈值,且该阈值的大小与亚相pH值相关.通过分析实验数据可知,当亚相pH=3时,BSA的疏水残基几乎全部暴露在外面,2种分子之间的相互作用最强;而pH=7时,BSA仅有少量的疏水残基暴露在外面,2种分子之间的相互作用最弱.原子力显微镜观测到的单层膜形态变化特点与曲线分析结果一致.该研究为了解牛血清蛋白与磷脂分子之间的相互作用机理提供了重要的实验基础和理论依据.     

胆固醇/两性霉素B混合单层膜相互作用的研究

两性霉素B (AmB)为多烯类抗真菌抗生素, 它的吸收过程与生物膜有密切联系. 选用生物膜中的重要分子胆固醇为代表, 通过Langmuir-Blodgett (LB)膜技术测得胆固醇/两性霉素B单层膜表面压力与平均分子面积(π-A)曲线, 定量分析了固定模压下的平均分子面积(A)、弹性模量(C_S^－1)、过量吉布斯自由能(ΔG_ex)等参量. 实验结果表明, 胆固醇/两性霉素B两组分物质的量比与膜压对单层膜的弹性、稳定性以及热力学特性有影响|通过单层膜相互作用参数α进一步佐证了组分间物质的量比和表面压力对混合单层膜稳定性、混合性以及分子间相互作用具有重要影响.     

Wilhelmy吊片法测定磷脂溶液的表面张力等温线

表面活性物质的表面张力等温线测定是大学物理化学实验的重要内容。随着磷脂类表面活性剂的广泛应用，有必要在大学化学中更新经典表面张力等温线测定的实验内容，并使学生掌握先进的测量方法。以二硬脂酰基磷脂酰胆碱(DSPC)和二棕榈酰基磷脂酰胆碱(DPPC)为研究对象，应用界面张力仪测定了两种溶液表面张力等温线，计算了其表面超量和分子横截面积，并设计了拓展性实验内容，对于培养学生分析问题和解决问题的能力具有积极的意义。     

牛血清白蛋白在气-液界面上的吸附行为及其与含芘手性探针分子的相互作用研究

利用表面压力-时间曲线对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)在气液界面上的吸附行为和对手性探针分子D/L-[4-(1-芘基)]丁酰基-苯丙氨酸(PPs)的界面手性识别, 以及由此引起的气液界面上BSA的构象变化进行了研究. 结果表明, 界面上形成的稳定单层膜经历了漫长的构象调整过程; BSA的表面压力的变化说明其对亚相中的探针分子很强的浓度依赖性和对手性分子的区分能力. 在较高的PLP和PDP探针分子浓度下, BSA的成膜性均受到了很大抑制, 但较低的PLP和PDP探针分子浓度却转而对BSA成膜有利; 与PLP相比, PDP能更有效地与BSA在界面结合, 其复合膜的稳定性更好.     

Lateral reorganization of myelin lipid domains by myelin basic protein studied at the air-water interface

It has been speculated that adsorption of myelin basic protein (MBP) to the myelin lipid membrane leads to lateral reorganization of the lipid molecules within the myelin membrane. This hypothesis was tested in this study by surface pressure measurement and fluorescent imaging of a monolayer composed of a myelin lipid mixture. The properties of the lipid monolayer before and after addition of MBP into the subphase were monitored. Upon addition of MBP to the monolayer subphase, the surface pressure rose and significant rearrangement of the lipid domains was observed. These results suggest that binding and partial insertion of MBP into the lipid monolayer led to dramatic rearrangement and morphological changes of the lipid domains. A model of adsorption of MBP to the lipid domains and subsequent domain fusion promoted by minimization of electrostatic repulsion between the domains was proposed to account for the experimental observations. The significance of these results in light of the role of MBP in maintaining the myelin structural integrity is discussed.     

Interaction between puroindolines and the major polar lipids of wheat seed endosperm at the air-water interface

To understand the role of the puroindolines (PIN-a and PIN-b) in the defense mechanism and stabilization of lipid films in the gas cell of bread dough, we have isolated the proteins and lipids from wheat seed endosperm and studied their interaction at the air/water interface using a Langmuir trough. The nature and shape of the pressure–area compression isotherms of the lipid monolayer in the presence of puroindolines in the subphase depended on the concentration of protein. A distinct phase separation occurred, when the concentration of protein in the subphase increased. The interfacial elasticity of the lipid monolayer in the presence of puroindolines in the subphase was higher than the pure lipid. Injection of protein beneath the preexisting lipid monolayer resulted in the increase of surface pressure due to the penetration of proteins. The extent of penetration depended on the nature of lipid head groups as well as on the initial surface pressure. The penetration of puroindolines to lipid monolayer was observed to be zero after crossing a critical initial surface pressure. The magnitude of the critical initial surface pressure for anionic lipids was significantly higher than the zwitterionic and nonionic lipids. The experimental results showed that both PIN-a and PIN-b had more affinity for anionic polar lipids than the neutral polar lipids and stabilized the lipid monolayer.     

Dynamic Behaviors and Morphology Change of Anionic Phospholipid DPPG Monolayer Caused by Bovine Serum Albumin at Air-Water Interface

The interaction between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and the anionic 1.2-dipalmitoyl-snglycero- 3-(phospho-rac-(1-glycerol)) (sodium salt) (DPPG) phospholipid at different subphase pH values was investigated at air-water interface through surface pressure measurements and atomic force microscopy (AFM) observation. By analyzing surface pressure-mean molecular area (π-A) isotherms, the limiting molecular area in the closed packing state-the concentration of BSA (A_lim-[BSA]) curves, the compressibility coefficient-surface pressure (C_S^-1-π) curves and the difference value of mean molecular area-the concentration of BSA (ΔA-[BSA]) curves, we obtained that the mean molecular area of DPPG monolayer became much larger when the concentration of BSA in the subphase increased at pH=3 and 5. But the isotherms had no significant change at different amount of BSA at pH=10. In addition, the amount of BSA molecules adsorbed onto the lipid monolayer reached a threshold value when [BSA]>5×10^-8 mol/L for all pHs. From the surface pressure-time (π-t) data, we obtained that desorption and adsorption processes occurred at pH=3, however, there was only desorption process occurring at pH=5 and 10. These results showed that the interaction mechanism between DPPG and BSA molecules was affected by the pH of subphase. BSA molecules were adsorbed onto the DPPG monolayers mainly through the hydrophobic interaction at pH=3 and 5, and the strength of hydrophobic interaction at pH=3 was stronger than the case of pH=5. At pH=10, a weaker hydrophobic interaction and a stronger electrostatic repulsion existed between DPPG and BSA molecules. AFM images revealed that the pH of subphase and [BSA] could affect the morphology features of the monolayers, which was consistent with these curves. The study provides an important experimental basis and theoretical support to understand the interaction between lipid and BSA at the air-water interface.     

Role of dipolar interaction in the mesoscopic domains of phospholipid monolayers: dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine and dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine

The role of dipolar interactions in determining the lipid domain shapes at the air-water interface with a change in the chemical structure of the head groups of lipids is theoretically studied. The phospholipids considered are dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (D,L-DPPC) and dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DPPE). Despite closely similar chemical structures, the domains of the two lipids are strikingly different. The DPPC domains exhibit elongated arms, while the DPPE domains are nearly round-shaped. To compare the dipolar repulsions in the domains of the two phospholipids, different energy-minimized conformers of DPPC and DPPE are studied using the semiempirical quantum chemical method (PM3). It is found that the dipole moment of DPPC is significantly larger than that of DPPE. The in-plane and out-of-plane components of the dipole moments are calculated using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction data at different surface pressure values, as used in the experiment. The result indicates that the magnitude of the dipolar interaction is significantly larger in DPPC than that in DPPE over the surface pressure range considered. The enhanced dipolar repulsion corroborates well with the difference in the domain shapes in the two phospholipid monolayers. The larger dipolar repulsion in DPPC leads to development of elongated domain arms, while relatively less dipolar repulsion allows a closed shape of the condensed-phase DPPE domains.     

Mixed DPPC/DPTAP monolayers at the air/water interface: influence of indolilo-3-acetic acid and selenate ions on the monolayer morphology

The interactions of mixed monolayers of two lipids, zwitterionic 1,2-dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and positively charged 1,2-dipalmitoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane (DPTAP), with phytohormone indolilo-3-acetic acid (IAA) and selenate anions in the aqueous subphase were studied. For this purpose, isotherms of the surface pressure versus the mean molecular area were recorded. Domain formation was investigated by using Brewster angle microscopy (BAM). The method of grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) was also applied for the characterization of the organization of lipid molecules in condensed monolayers. It was found that selenate ions contribute to monolayer condensation by neutralizing the positive net charge of mixed monolayers whereas IAA molecules penetrated the lipid monolayer, causing its expansion/fluidization. When both solutes were introduced into the subphase, a competition between them for interaction with the positively charged lipids in the monolayer was observed.     

Temperature dependence of poloxamer insertion into and squeeze-out from lipid monolayers

F68, a triblock copolymer of the form poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide), is found to effectively seal damaged cell membranes. To better understand the molecular interaction between F68 and cells, we have modeled the outer leaflet of a cell membrane with a dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) monolayer spread at the air-water interface and introduced poloxamer into the subphase. Subsequent interactions of the polymer with the monolayer either upon expansion or compression were monitored using concurrent Langmuir isotherm and fluorescence microscopy measurements. To alter the activity of the poloxamer, a range of subphase temperatures from 5 to 37 degrees C was used. Lower temperatures increase the solubility of the poloxamer in the subphase and therefore lessen the amount of material at the interface, resulting in a lower equilibrium spreading pressure. Additionally, changes in temperature affect the phase behavior of DPPC. Below the triple point, the monolayer is condensed at pertinent polymer insertion pressures; for temperatures immediately above the triple point, the monolayer is a heterogeneous mix of liquid expanded and condensed phase; for the highest temperature measured, the DPPC monolayer remains completely fluid. At all temperatures, F68 inserts into DPPC monolayers at its equilibrium spreading pressure. Upon compression of the monolayer, polymers are squeezed-out at surface pressures notably higher than those for insertion, with higher temperatures leading to a higher squeeze-out pressure. An increase in temperature decreases the solvent quality of water for the poloxamer, lowering solubility of the polymer in the subphase and thus increasing its propensity to be maintained within the monolayer to higher pressures.     

Influence of environmental conditions on the interfacial organisation of fengycin, a bioactive lipopeptide produced by Bacillus subtilis

The effect of the environmental conditions both on the behaviour of fengycin at the air-aqueous interface and on its interaction with DPPC was studied using surface pressure-area isotherms and AFM. The ionisation state of fengycin is at the origin of its monolayer interfacial properties. The most organised interfacial arrangement is obtained when fengycin behaves as if having zero net charge (pH 2). In a fully ionised state (pH 7.4), the organisation and the stability of fengycin monolayers depend on the ionic strength in the subphase. This can modulate the surface potential of fengycin and consequently the electrostatic repulsions inside the interfacial monolayer, as well as the lipopeptide interaction with the layer of water molecules forming the air-water interface. Intermolecular interactions of fengycin with DPPC are also strongly affected by the ionisation state of lipopeptide and the surface pressure (Pi) of the monolayer. A better miscibility between both interfacial components is observed at pH 2, while negatively charged lipopeptide molecules are segregated from the DPPC phase. A progressive desorption of fengycin from the interface is observed at pH 7.4 when Pi increases while at pH 2, fengycin desorption brutally occurs when Pi rises above Pi value of the intermediate plateau.     

Roles of gamma-Globulin in the Dynamic Interfacial Behavior of Mixed Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidylcholine/gamma-Globulin Monolayers at Air/Liquid Interfaces

This study investigated the roles of gamma-globulin in the dynamic interfacial behavior of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC)/gamma-globulin monolayers at air/liquid interfaces at 25 degrees C. The surface tension behavior demonstrated that gamma-globulin had a large adsorption time scale. Moreover, the surface pressure-area hysteresis behavior of adsorbed gamma-globulin monolayers suggested that no significant desorption occurred during the compression stage, and the respreading of gamma-globulin molecules at the interface during the expansion stage was slow. From the hysteresis behavior of adsorbed gamma-globulin monolayers with spread DPPC molecules, it was found that gamma-globulin molecules were expelled from the interface as DPPC molecules were in a condensed state. The squeeze-out of gamma-globulin molecules seemed to induce the loss of DPPC molecules at the interface with the extent depending on the initial gamma-globulin surface concentration. Furthermore, the expelled gamma-globulin molecules re-entered the monolayer and participated in the surface pressure increase during the following expansion stage. The exclusion of gamma-globulin associated with the removal of DPPC during monolayer compression and the re-entry of gamma-globulin during subsequent monolayer expansion represented a mechanism for DPPC depletion and gamma-globulin enrichment at the interface, which may explain the inhibitory effect of certain proteins on the surface activity of DPPC. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Induced removal of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine by the exclusion of fibrinogen from compressed monolayers at air/liquid interfaces

The induced removal of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) by the exclusion of fibrinogen from mixed DPPC/fibrinogen monolayers at compressed air/liquid interfaces was analyzed. The surface pressure-area hysteresis curves of the monolayers at interfaces were obtained by a Langmuir trough. The hysteresis curves of equilibrium fibrinogen adsorption layers suggest that fibrinogen desorption during the area compression stage became significant at a higher bulk concentration of 1000 ppm. For mixed monolayers of DPPC with fibrinogen, the fibrinogen molecules were expelled from the interface upon compression due to the presence of insoluble DPPC molecules. The squeeze-out of fibrinogen molecules evidently removed a significant number of DPPC molecules from the interface, with the extent depending on fibrinogen surface concentration. During the subsequent area expansion stage, fibrinogen molecules entered the interface and participated in the rise of surface pressure. The induced loss of free DPPC molecules at the interface by the expelled fibrinogen molecules during the area compression stage was then evaluated from the hysteresis curves.