Location of [60]fullerene incorporation in lipid membranes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Nov 28;47(44):12095-7. doi: 10.1039/c1cc14650e. Epub 2011 Sep 30.

Abstract

We confirmed that most C(60) fullerene units are located in the hydrophobic core of the lipid bilayer membrane in water-soluble lipid membrane incorporated C(60) (LMIC(60)) complexes using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and (13)C NMR spectra in the presence of radical labels.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calorimetry, Differential Scanning
  • Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine / chemistry*
  • Fullerenes / chemistry*
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Lipid Bilayers / chemistry*
  • Liposomes / chemistry*
  • Liposomes / ultrastructure
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission

Substances

  • Fullerenes
  • Lipid Bilayers
  • Liposomes
  • fullerene C60
  • Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine