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Interactions of Neuromodulators with Lipid Bilayers Studied by Scattering and Spectroscopy Methods

<p>This work studies the effect of dopamine (DA) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) on lipid membranes using a number of complementary experimental methods. These methods include Dynamic Light Scattering to measure electrostatic surface potentials, solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to measure the degree of lipid acyl chain order, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance to measure changes in membrane viscosity, and X-ray diffuse scattering to measure structural and material parameters of lipid bilayers. It is shown that both DA and ATP have a measurable affinity to the lipid-water interface even in the absence of specialized biological receptors. These results are important for understanding the function of DA and ATP in cellular processes.</p>

  1. 10.25394/pgs.21598596.v1
Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/21598596
Date28 November 2022
CreatorsAzam Shafieenezhad (13795282)
Source SetsPurdue University
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, Thesis
RightsCC BY 4.0
Relationhttps://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Interactions_of_Neuromodulators_with_Lipid_Bilayers_Studied_by_Scattering_and_Spectroscopy_Methods/21598596

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