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Abstract
The interactions between two membrane lipids, 1,2-dipalmitoyl- sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DPPE) and cholesterol (CHOL), were studied in Langmuir films using surface pressure isotherms and Brewster angle microscopy. The DPPE/CHOL interactions were probed for chosen monolayer and subphase (Na +, Ca 2+) composition at 20, 25, and 30 °C. The results obtained show that DPPE and CHOL are miscible for the cholesterol mol fractions x CHOL = 0.3–0.5. Cholesterol induces condensation of the DPPE monolayers. The most significant condensation of the DPPE/CHOL monolayers was observed in the presence of Ca 2+ ions in the subphase at x CHOL = 0.4. The negative deviation of the molecular surface area (MMA) additivity from the ideal behavior together with negative values of excess free enthalpy of mixing in the monolayers were interpreted in terms of attractive interactions between lipid molecules.
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