Glucose Can Protect Membranes against Dehydration Damage by Inducing a Glassy Membrane State at Low Hydrations

Glucose Can Protect Membranes against Dehydration Damage by Inducing a Glassy Membrane State at Low Hydrations

The physical effects of small sugars on membranes have been studied for decades, primarily because of their membrane stabilization in cold or dehydrated environments. We studied the effects of up to 20 mol% glucose in bilayers made of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) at low hydrati...

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Main Authors: Alexander Dhaliwal, Adree Khondker, Richard Alsop, Maikel C. Rheinstädter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Membranes
Subjects:
glucose
lipid membranes
sugar-membrane interactions
X-ray diffraction
molecular dynamics simulations
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/9/1/15

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