Physical studies of phospholipids. VI. Thermotropic and lyotropic mesomorphism of some 1,2-diacyl-phosphatidylcholines (lecithins)
- 30 November 1967
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Chemistry and Physics of Lipids
- Vol. 1 (5), 445-475
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-3084(67)90023-0
Abstract
The thermotropic and lyotropic mesomorphism of a series of saturated 1,2-diacyl-L-phosphatidylcholines (lecithins) has been studied by light microscopy, differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The phosphatidylcholines exhibit polymorphism and generally exist in the form of their monohydrates. Anhydrous phosphatidylcholines can be prepared by heating the monohydrates or, alternatively, by crystallisation from certain solvents. Three different liquid crystalline phases have been characterised; the higher homologues of the monohydrates exist in a cubic liquid crystalline phase within certain well defined temperatures. This cubic phase gives rise to a high resolution proton magnetic resonance spectrum showing peaks associated with the different proton groupings in the molecule.Keywords
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