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Effect of Erythrodiol, A Natural Pentacyclic Triterpene From Olive Oil, on the Lipid Membrane Properties

Effect of Erythrodiol, A Natural Pentacyclic Triterpene From Olive Oil, on the Lipid Membrane Properties

Lamice Habib, Alia Jraij, Nathalie Khreich, Catherine Charcosset, Hélène Greige-Gerges

J Membr Biol. 2015 Dec;248(6):1079-87.

PMID: 26141679

Abstract:

The effect of erythrodiol, a natural pentacyclic triterpene to which humans are exposed through nutrients, on the lipid membranes is studied using liposomes as a membrane model. Empty and erythrodiol-loaded liposomes were prepared by the reverse phase evaporation method followed by the extrusion and by the thin film hydration method. Liposomes were characterized in terms of size and zeta potential and were imaged by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The effect of erythrodiol on thermotropic behavior of DPPC bilayers is also examined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The DSC thermograms suggested that erythrodiol interacted with the polar head groups of phospholipids and may produce a disruption of the ordering of the alkyl chains. The diffraction light scattering analysis showed that erythrodiol-loaded liposomes presented a decrease in the vesicle size when compared to blank liposomes. Images obtained by TEM confirmed the formation of unilamellar and spherical liposomes. AFM images showed spherical vesicles and single lipid bilayers. The latter were more abundant in the preparations containing erythrodiol than in the blank ones. Moreover, erythrodiol-loaded liposomes tended to rupture into single lipid bilayers during scanning. The study may provide a better understanding of pentacyclic triterpenes-membrane interaction.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP545482	Erythrodiol		545-48-2	Price

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