A thermodynamic model for extended complexes of cholesterol and phospholipid |
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Authors: | Anderson Thomas G McConnell Harden M |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, California 94305-5080, USA. |
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Abstract: | Studies of monolayer mixtures of certain phospholipids with cholesterol by epifluorescence microscopy and measurement of cholesterol desorption show evidence for the formation of "condensed complexes." A thermodynamic model of these complexes has been developed and has been shown to be generally consistent with observed phase diagrams, cholesterol desorption rates, and electric field susceptibility. Previous work has shown that complexes comprising 10-50 molecules provide good agreement with experimental results. The present study examines the calculated properties of complexes containing very large numbers of molecules and extends the condensed complex model to incorporate the formation of complexes of variable size. Trends in equilibrium composition are similar to those calculated for small complexes. Thermal transitions are continuous, with a strong composition dependence of the breadth of the transition. The average number of molecules in a large complex shows a pronounced dependence on the composition of the reaction mixture. Large complexes have properties of a separate thermodynamic phase. |
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