Neutron scattering investigations of the lipid bilayer structure pressure dependence

Lipid bilayer structure investigation results obtained with small angle neutron scattering method at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research IBR-2M nuclear reactor (Dubna, Russia) are presented. Experiment has been per-formed with small angle neutron scattering spectrometer YuMO, upgraded with the...

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Main Authors: D. V. Soloviov, L. A. Bulavin, V. I. Gordeliy, Yu. E. Gorshkova, O. I. Ivankov, Y. S. Kovalev, A. I. Kuklin, T. Yu. Nikolaienko
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Language:English
Published: Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2012-03-01
Series:Ядерна фізика та енергетика
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Online Access:http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/13.1/Articles_PDF/jnpae-2012-13-0083-Soloviov.pdf
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Summary:Lipid bilayer structure investigation results obtained with small angle neutron scattering method at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research IBR-2M nuclear reactor (Dubna, Russia) are presented. Experiment has been per-formed with small angle neutron scattering spectrometer YuMO, upgraded with the apparatus for performing P-V-T measurements on the substance under investigation. D2O-1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) liquid system, presenting the model of natural live membrane, has been taken as the sample for investiga-tions. The lipid bilayer spatial period was measured in experiment along with isothermal compressibility simulta-neously at different pressures. It has been shown, that the bilayer structural transition from ripple (wavelike gel-phase) phase to liquid-crystal phase is accompanied with anomalous rise of isothermal compressibility, indicat-ing occurrence of the phase transition.
ISSN:1818-331X
2074-0565