A 13C NMR method for determination of the transbilayer distribution of phosphatidylcholine in large, unilamellar, protein-free and protein-containing vesicles. |
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Authors: | W J Gerritsen E J van Zoelen A J Verkleij B de Kruijff L L van Deenen |
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Abstract: | (1) Large unilamellar vesicles have been prepared from N-[Ne3-13C]-18 : 1c/18 : 1c-phosphatidylcholine, both with and without the major intrinsic proteins from the human erythrocyte membrane incorporated in the bilayer. (2) It is shown that the inside-outside distribution of the lipid molecules in these large unilamellar structures can be determined using 13C NMR. (3) Large vesicles of 18 : 1c/18 : 1c-phosphatidylcholine containing glycophorin show an enhanced permeability to Dy3+. It is shown that the permeability barrier of these vesicles can be restored by addition of 10 mol% 18 : 1c/18 : 1c-phosphatidylethanolamine or 1-18 : 1c-lysophosphatidylcholine. |
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