Abstract
The adsorption of different types of phosphatidylglycerols onto magnetizable solid particles is studied. The super-paramagnetic magnetite spheres used have an average diameter of only 14 nm and are stabilized by lauric acid to keep them in solution. During incubation and dialysis of this water-based magnetic fluid in the presence of preformed sonicated phospholipid vescles, magnetoliposomes are formed which are captured from solution with high efficiency by high-gradient magnetophoresis. Support for the bilayer character of the phospholipid coat is derived from both theoretical calculations and experimental data. Phospholipids which form the inner monolayer are adsorbed very quickly with their charged headgroup orientated towards the iron oxide surface. The high-affinity character of the binding is reflected in the adsorption isotherms and is further illustrated by their non-extractability with high concentrations of Tween 20. The outer layer assembles through interaction with the exposed hydrocarbon chains. As compared to the inner layer, the phospholipids adsorb at a much slower rate and are displaced by Tween 20 concentrations which usually disrupt conventional membranes. The adsorption isotherms for this layer obey the Langmuir expression. The affinity constants, derived from them, progressively increase as the hydrophobic nature of the phosphatidylglycerols is more pronounced.
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Abbreviations
- DXPG :
-
di-fatty acyl form of phosphatdylglycerol where X=L, Lauroyl
- M :
-
myristoyl
- C 15:0 :
-
pentadecanoyl
- O :
-
oleoyl. TES, 2-((tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl)amino)ethanesulfonic acid
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De Cuyper, M., Joniau, M. Magnetoliposomes. Eur Biophys J 15, 311–319 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00256482
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