Abstract
In this paper, γ-terpineol, a known monoterpene with biological activity, including in lipidic interfaces, was incorporated in Langmuir monolayers of selected phospholipids as a model for cellular membranes. Surface pressure-area isotherms showed that selected amounts of γ-terpineol expand DPPC and DPPE monolayers and decreased the monolayer elasticity, confirming the lipid/compound interaction. Characterization with vibrational spectroscopy and Brewster angle microscopy pointed that γ-terpineol adsorbs on the polar heads of the phospholipids, affecting the gauche conformations of the aliphatic chains, and different patterns were observed for DPPC and DPPE monolayers, indicating a characteristic molecular accommodation of γ-terpineol along the polar head of the phospholipids. Therefore, distinctive interactions with DPPC and DPPE could be observed regarding the incorporation of γ-terpineol with each lipid, leading to particular molecular arrangements at the air-water interface and pointing the modulation of the interaction according to the chemical composition of the monolayer.
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