| Literature DB >> 8161497 |
Abstract
A commonly used buffer compound, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (C4H11NO3), was found to induce a ripple phase in supported unilamellar phospholipid bilayers at room temperature. The ripple structure showed various types of domains that could extend to several micrometers in length with many well-defined bendings of either 120 degrees or 60 degrees. Two different periodic ripples were found to coexist in 1,2-dipentadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine bilayers. Some intermediate states during the transition to the ripple phase were also observed.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID： 8161497 DOI： 10.1021/bi00181a001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochemistry ISSN： 0006-2960 Impact factor: 3.162