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Chachaj-Brekiesz A, Wnętrzak A, Kobierski J, Petelska AD, Dynarowicz-Latka P. Site of the Hydroxyl Group Determines the Surface Behavior of Bipolar Chain-Oxidized Cholesterol Derivatives─Langmuir Monolayer Studies Supplemented with Theoretical Calculations. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:2011-2021. [PMID: 36821098 PMCID: PMC10009745 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c08629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Cholesterol oxidation products (called oxysterols) are involved in many biological processes, showing both negative (e.g., neurodegenerative) and positive (e.g., antiviral and antimicrobial) effects. The physiological activity of oxysterols is undoubtedly closely related to their structure (i.e., the type and location of the additional polar group in the cholesterol skeleton). In this paper, we focus on determining how a seemingly minor structural change (introduction of a hydroxyl moiety at C(24), C(25), or C(27) in the isooctyl chain of cholesterol) affects the organization of the resulting molecules at the phase boundary. In our research, we supplemented the classic Langmuir monolayer technique, based on the surface pressure and electric surface potential isotherms, with microscopic (BAM) and spectroscopic (PM-IRRAS) techniques, as well as theoretical calculations (DFT and MD). This allowed us to show that 24-OH behaves more like cholesterol and forms stable, rigid monolayers. On the other hand, 27-OH, similar to 25-OH, undergoes the phase transition from monolayer to bilayer structures. Theoretical calculations enabled us to conclude that the formation of bilayers from 27-OH or 25-OH is possible due to the hydrogen bonding between adjacent oxysterol molecules. This observation may help to understand the factors responsible for the unique biological activity (including antiviral and antimicrobial) of 27-OH and 25-OH compared to other oxysterols.
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- Anna Chachaj-Brekiesz
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biophysics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Białystok, Ciołkowskiego 1K, 15-425 Bialystok, Poland
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Yan C, Paige MF. Pattern Formation in Phase-Separated Langmuir and Langmuir Monolayer Films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:8357-8369. [PMID: 34236880 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mixed monolayer films comprising hydrogenated and fluorinated surfactants can undergo phase separation to produce interfaces with diverse structures at the micrometer and nanometer scales. This review discusses our progress over the past decade to probe the relationship that exists between the molecular structure of the surfactants that comprise the films and the overall patterns formed in the monolayers. We review two main classes of mixed perfluorocarbon-hydrocarbon surfactant systems, including fatty acids and a recently developed family of EDTA-based gemini surfactants. In addition to summarizing the state-of-the-art of this field, the key scientific questions and relationships that require further elucidation are discussed, along with directions for continuing research into this fascinating area of research.
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- Ci Yan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5C9, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5C9, Canada
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Lhor M, Bernier SC, Horchani H, Bussières S, Cantin L, Desbat B, Salesse C. Comparison between the behavior of different hydrophobic peptides allowing membrane anchoring of proteins. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 207:223-39. [PMID: 24560216 PMCID: PMC4028306 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 01/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Membrane binding of proteins such as short chain dehydrogenase reductases or tail-anchored proteins relies on their N- and/or C-terminal hydrophobic transmembrane segment. In this review, we propose guidelines to characterize such hydrophobic peptide segments using spectroscopic and biophysical measurements. The secondary structure content of the C-terminal peptides of retinol dehydrogenase 8, RGS9-1 anchor protein, lecithin retinol acyl transferase, and of the N-terminal peptide of retinol dehydrogenase 11 has been deduced by prediction tools from their primary sequence as well as by using infrared or circular dichroism analyses. Depending on the solvent and the solubilization method, significant structural differences were observed, often involving α-helices. The helical structure of these peptides was found to be consistent with their presumed membrane binding. Langmuir monolayers have been used as membrane models to study lipid-peptide interactions. The values of maximum insertion pressure obtained for all peptides using a monolayer of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-ethanolamine (DOPE) are larger than the estimated lateral pressure of membranes, thus suggesting that they bind membranes. Polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy has been used to determine the structure and orientation of these peptides in the absence and in the presence of a DOPE monolayer. This lipid induced an increase or a decrease in the organization of the peptide secondary structure. Further measurements are necessary using other lipids to better understand the membrane interactions of these peptides.
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- Mustapha Lhor
- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CBMN-UMR 5248 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, IPB, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Riess JG. Highly fluorinated amphiphilic molecules and self-assemblies with biomedical potential. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2009.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Nakahara H, Tsuji M, Sato Y, Krafft MP, Shibata O. Langmuir monolayer miscibility of single-chain partially fluorinated amphiphiles with tetradecanoic acid. J Colloid Interface Sci 2009; 337:201-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2009] [Revised: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Krafft MP, Riess JG. Chemistry, physical chemistry, and uses of molecular fluorocarbon--hydrocarbon diblocks, triblocks, and related compounds--unique "apolar" components for self-assembled colloid and interface engineering. Chem Rev 2009; 109:1714-92. [PMID: 19296687 DOI: 10.1021/cr800260k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Marie Pierre Krafft
- Université de Strasbourg, Institut Charles Sadron (SOFFT-CNRS), 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Cedex, Strasbourg, France.
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Miscibility behavior of two-component monolayers at the air-water interface: perfluorocarboxylic acids and DMPE. J Colloid Interface Sci 2009; 337:191-200. [PMID: 19481762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2009] [Revised: 05/04/2009] [Accepted: 05/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Surface pressure (pi)-molecular area (A) and surface potential (DeltaV)-A isotherms have been measured for two-component monolayers of four different perfluorocarboxylic acids [FCn; perfluorododecanoic acid (FC12), perfluorotetradecanoic acid (FC14), perfluorohexadecanoic acid (FC16), and perfluorooctadecanoic acid (FC18)] and dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DMPE) on 0.15M NaCl (pH 2) at 298.2K. The present study is focused on the miscibility and the interfacial behavior for the binary DMPE/FCn monolayers upon compression. From the isotherms, the miscibility has been elucidated in terms of the additivity rule, the interaction parameter, and the interaction energy. The interaction parameter (or energy) is compared with that for the previous dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC)/FCn systems [Colloids Surf. B 41 (2005) 285-298] to understand the effect of phospholipids' polar headgroup on the binary miscibility. Furthermore, the phase behavior of the DMPE/FCn systems has been morphologically examined using fluorescence microscopy (FM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). These images reveal the different interaction modes among the four systems; DMPE can be miscible with FC12 and FC14 and immiscible with FC16 and FC18 in the monolayer state. These systematic examinations indicate that the miscibility of perfluorocarboxylic acids and phospholipids depends on combination of hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon chain lengths and on phospholipids' polar headgroups within a monolayer.
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Broniatowski M, Vila-Romeu N, Dynarowicz-Łatka P. Two-Dimensional Miscibility Studies of Alamethicin and Selected Film-Forming Molecules. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:7762-70. [DOI: 10.1021/jp800234k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Marcin Broniatowski
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland, and Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Vigo, Campus Ourense, As Lagoas s/n, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland, and Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Vigo, Campus Ourense, As Lagoas s/n, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland, and Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Vigo, Campus Ourense, As Lagoas s/n, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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Broniatowski M, Dynarowicz-Łatka P. Semifluorinated alkanes--primitive surfactants of fascinating properties. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2008; 138:63-83. [PMID: 18082155 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2007.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2007] [Revised: 11/05/2007] [Accepted: 11/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Semifluorinated alkanes (SFAs) are diblock molecules, in which two mutually immiscible moieties, namely the hydrocarbon segment and the perfluorinated segment are bound covalently. The presence of two opposing segments within one molecule makes semifluorinated alkanes a very interesting class of compounds, which show a particular behavior both in bulk and at interfaces. Their highly asymmetric structure, arising from the incompatibility of the both constituent parts, results in surface activity of these molecules (so-called primitive surfactants) when dissolved in organic solvents, and allows for the Langmuir monolayer formation if spread at the air/water interface, despite of the absence of any polar group. Since 1984 (when SFAs have been characterized for the first time by Rabolt et al. [Rabolt JF, Russell TP, Twieg RJ. Macromolecules 1984;17:2786]), semifluorinated alkanes have been subjected to many studies. The present article reviews the results obtained so far and covers the aspects of their synthesis, properties in bulk (solutions and solid state) and applications. Special emphasis is put on the Langmuir monolayer properties and self-organization of SFAs on solid substrates.
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- Marcin Broniatowski
- Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Chemistry, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland.
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Broniatowski M, Obidowicz K, Vila Romeu N, Broniatowska E, Dynarowicz-Łatka P. Mixed Langmuir monolayers of gramicidin A and fluorinated alcohols. J Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 313:600-7. [PMID: 17540396 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.04.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2006] [Revised: 04/11/2007] [Accepted: 04/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mixed monolayers of gramicidin A (GA) and three alcohols, differing in the degree of fluorination, namely C18OH, F18OH, and F8H10OH have been investigated by means of: surface manometry (pi-A isotherms) and Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) aiming at finding appropriate molecules for incorporating gramicidin A for a biosensor design. Our results proved that only the semifluorinated alcohol is appropriate material for this purpose since it forms miscible and homogeneous monolayers with GA within the whole concentration range. The experimental results have been supported by the calculations of van der Waals energy profiles using the Insight II program. Both the hydrogenated and perfluorinated alcohols were found to aggregate at higher surface pressures, which exclude their application for gramicidin-based biosensor construction.
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- Marcin Broniatowski
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland.
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