DPPC Bilayers in Solutions of High Sucrose Content.
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SUBMITTER: Morandi MI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5961760 | biostudies-other | 2018 May
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DPPC Bilayers in Solutions of High Sucrose Content.
Morandi Mattia I MI Sommer Mathieu M Kluzek Monika M Thalmann Fabrice F Schroder André P AP Marques Carlos M CM
Biophysical journal 20180501 9
The properties of lipid bilayers in sucrose solutions have been intensely scrutinized over recent decades because of the importance of sugars in the field of biopreservation. However, a consensus has not yet been formed on the mechanisms of sugar-lipid interaction. Here, we present a study on the effect of sucrose on 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine bilayers that combines calorimetry, spectral fluorimetry, and optical microscopy. Intriguingly, our results show a significant decrease i ...[more]
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