Phospholipid bilayer surface configuration probed quantitatively by 31P field-cycling NMR
AUTOR(ES)
Roberts, Mary F.
FONTE
National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
31P relaxation of the diester phosphate of phospholipids in unilamellar vesicles has been studied from 0.004 to 11.7 T. Relaxation at very low fields, below 0.1 T, shows a rate increase that reflects a residual dipolar interaction with neighboring protons, probably dominated by the glycerol C3 protons. This interaction is not fully averaged by faster motion such as rotational diffusion perpendicular to the membrane surface. The remaining dipolar interaction, modulated by overall rotational diffusion of the vesicle and lateral diffusion of the lipid molecules, is responsible for the very low-field relaxation. These measurements yield a good estimate of the time-average angle between the membrane surface and the vector connecting the phosphorus to the glycerol C3 protons, based on the classic theory by Woessner [Woessner, D. E. (1962) J. Chem. Phys. 37, 647–654]. Dynamic information is also obtained. Implications for solid-state NMR and other studies are discussed.
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