Size and stability of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine/cholesterol unilamellar vesicles are affected by interaction with proteins. 1991

L Dini, and A Di Giulio, and A Pavan, and G Ravagnan, and G Mossa
Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Roma, Tor Vergata, Italy.

The effect of entrapping the enzyme ascorbate oxidase into dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine/cholesterol vesicles, was studied by conventional transmission electron microscopy and freeze-fracture. The freeze-fracture technique has definitely demonstrated the unilamellar nature of empty and enzyme-loaded vesicles. Images of freeze-fractured and label-fractured liposomes also indicate that the observed reduction of vesicles volume could be related to the localization of ascorbate oxidase across the membrane. The membrane localization of ascorbate oxidase may explain the oxidation of externally added ascorbate by intact enzyme-loaded liposomes. Finally, the ageing of liposomes appears to be accelerated in the presence of proteins.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008081 Liposomes Artificial, single or multilaminar vesicles (made from lecithins or other lipids) that are used for the delivery of a variety of biological molecules or molecular complexes to cells, for example, drug delivery and gene transfer. They are also used to study membranes and membrane proteins. Niosomes,Transferosomes,Ultradeformable Liposomes,Liposomes, Ultra-deformable,Liposome,Liposome, Ultra-deformable,Liposome, Ultradeformable,Liposomes, Ultra deformable,Liposomes, Ultradeformable,Niosome,Transferosome,Ultra-deformable Liposome,Ultra-deformable Liposomes,Ultradeformable Liposome
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D011485 Protein Binding The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments. Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D002784 Cholesterol The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Epicholesterol
D004795 Enzyme Stability The extent to which an enzyme retains its structural conformation or its activity when subjected to storage, isolation, and purification or various other physical or chemical manipulations, including proteolytic enzymes and heat. Enzyme Stabilities,Stabilities, Enzyme,Stability, Enzyme
D005614 Freeze Fracturing Preparation for electron microscopy of minute replicas of exposed surfaces of the cell which have been ruptured in the frozen state. The specimen is frozen, then cleaved under high vacuum at the same temperature. The exposed surface is shadowed with carbon and platinum and coated with carbon to obtain a carbon replica. Fracturing, Freeze,Fracturings, Freeze,Freeze Fracturings
D001204 Ascorbate Oxidase An enzyme that converts ascorbic acid to dehydroascorbic acid. EC 1.10.3.3. Ascorbase,Ascorbino Dehydrogenase,L-Ascorbate Oxidase,Dehydrogenase, Ascorbino,L Ascorbate Oxidase,Oxidase, Ascorbate,Oxidase, L-Ascorbate
D015060 1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Synthetic phospholipid used in liposomes and lipid bilayers to study biological membranes. It is also a major constituent of PULMONARY SURFACTANTS. Dipalmitoyllecithin,1,2-Dihexadecyl-sn-Glycerophosphocholine,1,2-Dipalmitoyl-Glycerophosphocholine,Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidylcholine,Dipalmitoylglycerophosphocholine,Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine,1,2 Dihexadecyl sn Glycerophosphocholine,1,2 Dipalmitoyl Glycerophosphocholine,1,2 Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine,Phosphatidylcholine, Dipalmitoyl

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