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CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF LIPIDS
卷 212, 期 -, 页码 73-79出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2018.01.002
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Omega-3 fatty acids; X-ray diffraction; Membrane structure
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) differentially influence lipid oxidation, signal transduction, fluidity, and cholesterol domain formation, potentially due in part to distinct membrane interactions. We used small angle X-ray diffraction to evaluate the EPA and DHA effects on membrane structure. Membrane vesicles composed of 1-palmitoy1-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and cholesterol (C) (0.3C:POPC mole ratio) were prepared and treated with vehicle, EPA, or DHA (1:10 mol ratio to POPC). Electron density profiles generated from the diffraction data showed that EPA increased membrane hydrocarbon core electron density over a broad area, up to +/- 20 angstrom from the membrane center, indicating an energetically favorable extended orientation for EPA likely stabilized by van der Waals interactions. By contrast, DHA increased electron density in the phospholipid head group region starting at +/- 12 angstrom from the membrane center, presumably due to DHA-surface interactions, with coincident reduction in electron density in the membrane hydrocarbon core centered +/- 7-9 angstrom from the membrane center. The membrane width (d-space) decreased by 5 angstrom in the presence of vehicle as the temperature increased from 10 degrees C to 30 degrees C due to increased acyl chain trans gauche isomerizations, which was unaffected by addition of EPA or DHA. The influence of DHA on membrane structure was modulated by temperature changes while the interactions of EPA were unaffected. The contrasting EPA and DHA effects on membrane structure indicate distinct molecular locations and orientations that may contribute to observed differences in biological activity.
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