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Biophysical Journal 54: 563-567 (1988)
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Mixed monolayers of linear gramicidins and phospholipid. Surface pressure and surface potential studies.

N Van Mau, Y Trudelle, P Daumas and F Heitz

Laboratoire de Physicochimie des Systèmes Polyphasés, CNRS, France.

ABSTRACT

The behavior of two gramicidins incorporated into lipid monolayers is analyzed on the basis of the force and surface potential area curves. It is shown that the position of the gramicidins (helical axis parallel or perpendicular to the interface) depends on the monolayer pressure and that these molecules are not miscible with dioleoylphosphatidylcholine. Surface potential measurements suggest the existence of a relationship between the single channel characteristics and the surface potential and indicate that the tryptophans are essential for lowering the lipid surface potential in agreement with the single channel behaviour of both gramicidin A and gramicidin M.






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