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Heterogeneous Rotational Diffusion Of A Fluorescent Probe In Lipid Monolayers, Christina M. Othon Aug 2014

Heterogeneous Rotational Diffusion Of A Fluorescent Probe In Lipid Monolayers, Christina M. Othon

Christina M Othon

The rotational correlation time of the lipid probe 1-palmitoyl-2-{6-[(7-nitro-2-1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]hexanoyl}-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (NBD-PC) is measured using fluorescence anisotropy for two lipid species. We measure the rotational diffusion in a monolayer of 1,2-Didecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) which displays a phase transition at room temperature from the liquid expanded to the liquid-condensed phase. The constant rotational diffusion of the probe throughout the phase transition reflects the measurement of dynamics in only the liquid-expanded phase. We contrast the dynamic changes during this phase coexistence to the continuous density increase observed in 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) at room temperature. We observe a non-exponential decay of the probe diffusion consistent with heterogeneity …


Structure And Elasticity Of Lipid Membranes With Genistein And Daidzein Bioflavinoids Using X-Ray Scattering And Md Simulations., Mohit Raghunathan, Yuriy Zubovski, Richard Venable, Richard Pastor, John Nagle, Stephanie Tristram-Nagle Aug 2014

Structure And Elasticity Of Lipid Membranes With Genistein And Daidzein Bioflavinoids Using X-Ray Scattering And Md Simulations., Mohit Raghunathan, Yuriy Zubovski, Richard Venable, Richard Pastor, John Nagle, Stephanie Tristram-Nagle

Prof. Stephanie Tristram-Nagle Ph.D.

This work reports the effects of the bioflavinoids genistein and daidzein on lipid bilayers as determined by volume measurements, X-ray scattering, and molecular dynamics simulations. The experimental and simulated total molecular volumes were found to be in outstanding agreement with each other before the addition of genistein and daidzein and also after their addition. Both bioflavinoids inserted into the hydrocarbon region of both DOPC and diphytanoylPC near the carbonyls of the lipids and both decreased the bilayer thicknesses. The long axes of both bioflavinoids were oriented nearly parallel to the plane of the bilayer with their carbonyl groups preferentially pointed …