Effect of aminoglycoside on mechanical properties of zwitterionic phospholipid vesicles |
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Authors: | Park Jin-Won |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea. jwpark@seoultech.ac.kr |
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Abstract: | The effect of the aminoglycoside (streptomycin) incorporation on the nanomechanical properties of pure dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) vesicles was studied using atomic force microscope (AFM) on mica surface. The vesicles were prepared by extrusion and adsorbed on the mica surface. The forces, measured between an AFM tip and the vesicle, presented that the breakthrough of the tip into the vesicles occurred two times. Each breakthrough represented each penetration of the tip into each bilayer. Force data prior to the first breakthrough were fitted well with the Hertzian model to estimate Young's modulus and bending modulus of the vesicles. It was found that the Young's modulus and bending modulus were not varied with the incorporation of AGs (streptomycins) up to the 1:1 AG/DPPC vesicle system. This result may suggest that the AGs do not lead to the disruption of DPPC packing. |
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Keywords: | Lipid layer Vesicle Aminoglycoside Atomic force microscope Young modulus Bending modulus |
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