Year: 1994
Type: article
Abstract: We have observed the surface images of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) monolayer and DMPC vesicles with an atomic force microscope (AFM). It was confirmed that the lattice structure of polar head groups of DMPC molecules in a Langmuir-Blodgett monolayer is similar to those of large unilamellar DMPC vesicles. AFM images of small unilamellar vesicles of DMPC showed larger lattice structures than those of the monolayer, reflecting differences of molecular packing in these membranes.
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.17.1682
Authors: Yukio SATO, Zhansong CHEN, Takeo TAKAHASHI, Yasuo SUZUKI
Institution: Tohoku University
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2312432532