Condensation of Model Lipid Films by Cholesterol: Specific Ion Effects
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Martín Molina, Alberto; Castillo Santaella, Teresa del; Yang, Yan; Maldonado Valderrama, JuliaEditorial
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Lipid Cholesterol Surface pressure Surface potential Ions
Date
2019-07-27Referencia bibliográfica
Martín-Molina, A., Castillo-Santaella, D., Yang, Y., & Maldonado-Valderrama, J. (2019). Condensation of Model Lipid Films by Cholesterol: Specific Ion Effects. Coatings, 9(8), 474.
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This research was funded by “Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), Plan Nacional de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica (I + D + i)”: Grant RYC-2012-10556, Projects MAT2015-63644-C2-1-R, RTI2018-101309-B-C21 and FIS2016-80087-C2-1-P, and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). “Universidad de Granada” CEI-BIOTIC-BS14.2015. This study was also partially supported by “Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidad, Junta de Andalucía”, ref. SOMM17/6105/UGR and SOMM17/6109/UGR.Résumé
The condensing effect and the ability of cholesterol (CHOL) to induce ordering in lipid films
is a question of relevance in biological membranes such as the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) in
which the amount of CHOL influences the phase separation and mechanical resistance to rupture of
coexisting phases relevant to emulsified food systems. Here, we study the effect of different salts
(NaCl, CaCl2, MgCl2, LaCl3) on monolayers made of a model mixture of lipids (DPPC:DPPS 4:1)
and CHOL. To this end, we apply Langmuir Film Balance to report a combined analysis of surface
pressure-area (pi-A) and surface potential-area (DV–A) isotherms along with Micro-Brewster Angle
Microscopy (Micro-BAM) images of the monolayers in the presence of the different electrolytes.
We show that the condensation of lipid by CHOL depends strongly on the nature of the ions by
altering the shape and features of the pi-A isotherms. DV–A isotherms provide further detail on the
ion specific interactions with CHOL. Our results show that the condensation of lipids in the presence
of CHOL depends on the combined action of ions and CHOL, which can alter the physical state of
the monolayer.