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Destabilization of artificial biomembrane induced by the penetration of tryptophan

Journal

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 257, Issue 11, Pages 5070-5076

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.01.023

Keywords

Destabilization; Artificial biomembrane; Tryptophan; Penetration; Lecithin

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [20673076, 20973127]
  2. Shanghai Nanotechnology Promotion Center [0752nm006, 0952nm00800]

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The effect of tryptophan on the membrane stability was studied by using three artificial biological membranes including liposome, Langmuir monolayer and solid supported bilayer lipid membrane (s-BLM) as models. All the results indicate that the penetration of tryptophan can destabilize different artificial biological membranes. The diameter of liposome and the leakage of calcein from liposome increased with the increase of tryptophan concentration because the penetration of tryptophan was beneficial for dehydrating the polar head groups of lipids and the formation of fusion intermediates. pi-A isotherms of lecithin on the subphase of tryptophan solution further confirm that tryptophan can penetrate into lipid monolayer and reduce the stability of lipid monolayer. When the concentration of tryptophan increased from 0 to 2 x 10(-3) mol L-1, the limiting molecular area of lecithin increased from 110.5 to 138.5 angstrom(2), but the collapse pressure of the monolayer decreased from 47.6 to 42.3 mN m(-1), indicating the destabilization of lipid monolayer caused by the penetration of tryptophan. The resistance spectra of s-BLM demonstrate that the existence of tryptophan leads to the formation of some defects in s-BLM and the destabilization of s-BLM. The values of electron-transfer resistance and double layer capacitance respectively decreased from 5.765 x 10(6) Omega and 3.573 x 10(-8) F to 1.391 x 10(6) Omega and 3.340 x 10(-8) F when the concentration of tryptophan increased from 0 to 2 x 10(-3) mol L-1. Correspondingly, the breakdown voltage of s-BLM decreased from 2.51 to 1.72 V. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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