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Hu X, Liao M, Shen K, Ding K, Campana M, van der Kamp S, McInnes EF, Padia F, Lu JR. Unraveling How Membrane Nanostructure Changes Impact the Eye Irritation of Nonionic Alkyl Ethoxylate Surfactants. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:59087-59098. [PMID: 38078441 PMCID: PMC10739585 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Nonionic surfactants used in agri-spraying processes may cause varying degrees of corneal irritation when they come in direct contact with farmers' eyes, and the exact irritations are thought to be determined by how surfactants interact with corneal cell membranes. However, how nonionic surfactants interact with cell membranes at the molecular and nano levels remains largely unexplored. In this study, the interactions between nonionic surfactants (alkyl ethoxylate, C12Em) and lipid membranes were examined by membrane permeability measurement, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation, dual polarization interferometry, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and neutron reflection, aiming to reveal complementary structural features at the molecular and nano levels. Apart from the extremely hydrophobic surfactant C12E2, all nonionic surfactants studied could penetrate the model cell membrane composed of a phosphocholine lipid bilayer. Nonionic surfactants with intermediate amphiphilicity (C12E6) rapidly fused into the lipid membrane and stimulated the formation of pores across the lipid bilayer, consistent with the cytoplasm leakage and fast cell necrosis observed from the cytotoxicity study of corneal cells. In comparison, while hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfactants [those with long and short ethoxylates (C12E4,12,23)] could cause mild structural alteration to the outer lipid layer of the membrane, these structural changes were insufficient to elicit large cytoplasmic leakage rapidly and instead cell death occurred over longer periods of time due to changes in the membrane permeability. These results reveal the strong link of surfactant-lipid membrane interactions to surfactant cytotoxicity and the association with amphiphilicity of nonionic surfactants.
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- Xuzhi Hu
- Biological
Physics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural
Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Biological
Physics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural
Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Biological
Physics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural
Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Biological
Physics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural
Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Rutherford
Appleton Laboratory, STFC ISIS Facility, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K.
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- Jealott’s
Hill International Research Centre, Syngenta, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42
6EY, U.K.
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- Jealott’s
Hill International Research Centre, Syngenta, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42
6EY, U.K.
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- Jealott’s
Hill International Research Centre, Syngenta, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42
6EY, U.K.
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- Biological
Physics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural
Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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Fa K, Liu H, Li Z, Gong H, Petkov J, Ren Lu J. Acyl Chain Length Tuning Improves Antimicrobial Potency and Biocompatibility of Short Designed Lipopeptides. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 630:911-923. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Kuznetsova DA, Kuznetsov DM, Amerhanova SK, Buzmakova EV, Lyubina AP, Syakaev VV, Nizameev IR, Kadirov MK, Voloshina AD, Zakharova LY. Cationic Imidazolium Amphiphiles Bearing a Methoxyphenyl Fragment: Synthesis, Self-Assembly Behavior, and Antimicrobial Activity. Langmuir 2022; 38:4921-4934. [PMID: 35405069 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Novel cationic amphiphiles of the 3-alkyl-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium bromide series bearing methoxyphenyl fragments (MPI-n) have been synthesized. Their aggregation properties in aqueous solutions, solubilization capacity, and hemolytic and antimicrobial activities have been investigated by a number of physicochemical methods. Using tensiometry, conductometry, and fluorescence spectroscopy, it was shown that the MPI-n have lower CMCs than their nonfunctionalized counterparts. The unusual alkyl-chain-length-dependent morphology of aggregates is testified for this homological series. Amphiphiles with 12, 14, and 16 alkyl tails are characterized by the formation of micellar aggregates, while a surfactant with a decyl tail is characterized by the formation of larger aggregates with lower surface curvature. The MPI-10 aggregate morphology was rationalized in terms of the packing parameter consideration and was supported by size measurements and the fluorescence probe techniques, which showed that vesicle-like aggregates in close-packing mode probably occur. MPI-n aggregates have exhibited a high solubilization capacity toward hydrophobic azo dye Orange OT. Importantly, amphiphiles studied showed (i) high bacteriostatic activity at the level of ciprofloxacin; (ii) high bactericidal action against all Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant strains; (iii) bactericidal properties against Gram-negative bacteria; and (iv) low hemolytic activity.
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- Darya A Kuznetsova
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan 420088, Russia
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Liu H, Fa K, Hu X, Li Z, Ma K, Liao M, Zhang L, Schweins R, Maestro A, Li P, Webster JRP, Petkov J, Thomas RK, Lu JR. How do chain lengths of acyl-l-carnitines affect their surface adsorption and solution aggregation? J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 609:491-502. [PMID: 34863541 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS l-carnitines in our body systems can be readily converted into acyl-l-carnitines which have a prominent place in cellular energy generation by supporting the transport of long-chain fatty acids into mitochondria. As biocompatible surfactants, acyl-l-carnitines have potential to be useful in technical, personal care and healthcare applications. However, the lack of understanding of the effects of their molecular structures on their physical properties has constrained their potential use. EXPERIMENTS This work reports the study of the influence of the acyl chain lengths of acyl-l-carnitines (CnLC) on solubility, surface adsorption and aggregation. Critical micellar concentrations (CMCs) of CnLC were determined by surface tension measurements. Neutron reflection (NR) was used to further examine the structure and composition of the adsorbed CnLC layer. The structural changes of the micellar aggregates under different concentrations of CnLC, pH and ionic strength were determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and small angle neutron scattering (SANS). FINDINGS C12LC is fully soluble over a wide temperature and concentration range. There is however a strong decline of solubility with increasing acyl chain length. The adsorption and aggregation behavior of C14LC was therefore studied at 30 °C and C16LC at 45 °C. The solubility boundaries displayed distinct hysteresis with respect to heating and cooling. The CMCs of C12LC, C14LC and C16LC at pH 7 were 1.1 ± 0.1, 0.10 ± 0.02 and 0.010 ± 0.005 mM, respectively, with the limiting values of the area per molecule at the CMC being 45.4 ± 2, 47.5 ± 2 and 48.8 ± 2 Å2 and the thicknesses of the adsorbed CnLC layers at the air/water interface increasing from 21.5 ± 2 to 22.6 ± 2 to 24.2 ± 2 Å, respectively. All three surfactants formed core-shell spherical micelles with comparable dimensional parameters apart from an increase in core radius with acyl chain length. This study outlines the effects of acyl chain length on the physicochemical properties of CnLCs under different environmental conditions, serving as a useful basis for developing their potential applications.
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- Huayang Liu
- Biological Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- ISIS Neutron Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS20156, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS20156, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- ISIS Neutron Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Neutron Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; Arxada, Hexagon Tower, Delaunays Road, Blackley, Manchester M9 8ZS, UK.
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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- Ratan Sarkar
- Homogeneous Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry The University of Burdwan Burdwan West Bengal India
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- Homogeneous Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry The University of Burdwan Burdwan West Bengal India
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- Homogeneous Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry The University of Burdwan Burdwan West Bengal India
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- Homogeneous Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry The University of Burdwan Burdwan West Bengal India
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Ahmed H, Carter KC, Williams RA. Structure and Antiparasitic Activity Relationship of Alkylphosphocholine Analogues against Leishmania donovani. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8081117. [PMID: 32722326 PMCID: PMC7463460 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8081117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Miltefosine (Milt) is the only oral treatment for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) but its use is associated with adverse effects, e.g., teratogenicity, vomiting, diarrhoea. Understanding how its chemical structure induces cytotoxicity, whilst not compromising its anti-parasitic efficacy, could identify more effective compounds. Therefore, we systemically modified the compound’s head, tail and linker tested the in vitro activity of three alkylphosphocholines (APC) series against Leishmania donovani strains with different sensitivities to antimony. The analogue, APC12, with an alkyl carbon chain of 12 atoms, was also tested for anti-leishmanial in vivo activity in a murine VL model. All APCs produced had anti-leishmanial activity in the micromolar range (IC50 and IC90, 0.46– > 82.21 µM and 4.14–739.89 µM; 0.01– > 8.02 µM and 0.09–72.18 µM, respectively, against promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes). The analogue, APC12 was the most active, was 4–10 fold more effective than the parent Milt molecule (APC16), irrespective of the strain’s sensitivity to antimony. Intravenous administration of 40 mg/kg APC12 to L. donovani infected BALB/c mice reduced liver and spleen parasite burdens by 60 ± 11% and 60 ± 19%, respectively, while oral administration reduced parasite load in the bone marrow by 54 ± 34%. These studies confirm that it is possible to alter the Milt structure and produce more active anti-leishmanial compounds.
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- Humera Ahmed
- Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Health Research, University of the West of Scotland School of Science and Sport High Street Paisley, Scotland PA1 2BE, UK;
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde 121 Cathedral Street Glasgow, Scotland G4 ONR, UK;
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- Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Health Research, University of the West of Scotland School of Science and Sport High Street Paisley, Scotland PA1 2BE, UK;
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Lim CJ, Lim CK, Ee GCL. Concentration-dependent physicochemical behaviors and micellar interactions in polyalkoxylated fatty alcohol-based binary surfactant systems. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2020.1777152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Chaw Jiang Lim
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Baba T, Takagi T, Sumaru K, Kanamori T. Effect of the fluorination degree of partially fluorinated octyl-phosphocholine surfactants on their interfacial properties and interactions with purple membrane as a membrane protein model. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 227:104870. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.104870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Gord JR, Zhao X, Liu E, Bertram TH, Nathanson GM. Control of Interfacial Cl2 and N2O5 Reactivity by a Zwitterionic Phospholipid in Comparison with Ionic and Uncharged Surfactants. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:6593-6604. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b04590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Joseph R. Gord
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Sanchez-Fernandez A, Moody GL, Murfin LC, Arnold T, Jackson AJ, King SM, Lewis SE, Edler KJ. Self-assembly and surface behaviour of pure and mixed zwitterionic amphiphiles in a deep eutectic solvent. Soft Matter 2018; 14:5525-5536. [PMID: 29926037 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm00755a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Recent investigations have shown that deep eutectic solvents provide a suitable environment for self-organisation of biomolecules, in particular phospholipids and proteins. However, the solvation of complex lyophilic moieties by deep eutectic solvents still remains unclear. Here we explore the behaviour of zwitterionic surfactants in choline chloride:glycerol eutectic mixture. Dodecyl-2-(trimethylammonio)ethylphosphate and N-alkyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate (alkyl = dodecyl, tetradecyl) surfactants were investigated by means of surface tension, X-ray reflectivity and small-angle neutron scattering. These surfactants were found to remain surface active and form globular micelles in deep eutectic solvents. Still, the surface behaviour of these species was found to differ depending on the headgroup and tail structure. The morphology of the micelles also slightly varies between surfactants, demonstrating differences in the packing of individual monomers. The characteristics of mixtures of the dodecyl surfactants is also reported, showing a deviation from ideal mixing associated with attractive interactions between sulfobetaine and phosphocholine headgroups. Such non-ideality results in variation of the surface behaviour and self-assembly of these surfactant mixtures. The results presented here will potentially lead to the development of new alternatives for drug-delivery, protein solubilisation and biosensing through a better fundamental understanding of the behaviour of zwitterionic surfactants in deep eutectic solvents.
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- A Sanchez-Fernandez
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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Gerola AP, Costa PF, Nome F, Quina F. Micellization and adsorption of zwitterionic surfactants at the air/water interface. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 32:48-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2017.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pambou E, Crewe J, Yaseen M, Padia FN, Rogers S, Wang D, Xu H, Lu JR. Structural Features of Micelles of Zwitterionic Dodecyl-phosphocholine (C₁₂PC) Surfactants Studied by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering. Langmuir 2015; 31:9781-9789. [PMID: 26301341 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) was used to investigate the size and shape of zwitterionic dodecyl phosphocholine (C12PC) micelles formed at various concentrations above its critical micelle concentration (CMC = 0.91 mM). The predominant spherical shape of micelles is revealed by SANS while the average micellar size was found to be broadly consistent with the hydrodynamic diameters determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS). Cryogenic tunneling electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) shows a uniform distribution of structures, proposing micelle monodispersity ( Supporting Information ). H/D substitution was utilized to selectively label the chain, head, or entire surfactant so that structural distributions within the micellar assembly could be investigated using fully protonated, head-deuterated, and tail-deuterated PC surfactants in D2O and fully deuterated surfactants in H2O. Using the analysis software we have developed, the four C12PC contrasts at a given concentration were simultaneously analyzed using various core-shell models consisting of a hydrophobic core and a shell representing hydrated polar headgroups. Results show that at 10 mM, C12PC micelles can be well represented by a spherical core-shell model with a core radius and shell thicknesses of 16.9 ± 0.5 and 10.2 ± 2.0 Å (total radius 27.1 ± 2.0 Å), respectively, with a surfactant aggregation number of 57 ± 5. As the concentration was increased, the SANS data revealed an increase in core-shell mixing, characterized by the emergence of an intermediate mixing region at the spherical core-shell interface. C12PC micelles at 100 mM were found to have a core radius and shell thicknesses of 19.6 ± 0.5 and 7.8 ± 2.0 Å, with an intermediate mixing region of 3.0 ± 0.5 Å. Further reduction in the shell thickness with concentration was also observed, coupled with an increased mixing of the core and shell regions and a reduction in miceller hydration, suggesting that concentration has a significant influence on surfactant packing and aggregation within micelles.
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- Elias Pambou
- Biological Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Biological Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Biological Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Biological Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- STFC ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , 66 Changjiang West Road, Qingdao 266555, China
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- Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , 66 Changjiang West Road, Qingdao 266555, China
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- Biological Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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De Vrieze M, Janssens P, Szucs R, Van der Eycken J, Lynen F. In vitro prediction of human intestinal absorption and blood–brain barrier partitioning: development of a lipid analog for micellar liquid chromatography. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 407:7453-66. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8911-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Barioni MB, Ramos AP, Zaniquelli ME, Acuña AU, Ito AS. Miltefosine and BODIPY-labeled alkylphosphocholine with leishmanicidal activity: Aggregation properties and interaction with model membranes. Biophys Chem 2015; 196:92-9. [PMID: 25451683 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Miltefosine (hexadecylphosphocholine, MT) afforded successful oral treatment against human visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis. Knowledge of MT aggregation in aqueous solutions and of its interaction with lipid membranes is important to understand pharmacokinetics, bioavailability and antiparasitic effects. Methods based on surface tension and fluorescence spectroscopy gave the value of 50μM for critical micelle concentration (CMC) in buffered water solution, and the value is influenced by salt content. Interaction between MT and lipid vesicles was monitored by fluorescence and the drug promotes only minor changes in the surface of the vesicles. At MT concentration below CMC, modifications in probe fluorescence are due to disordering effects promoted by the drug in the bilayer. Above the CMC, MT promoted large modifications in the vesicles as a whole, resulting in mixed aggregates containing lipids, drug and probe. Effects are less evident above thermal phase transition when the bilayer is in less ordered state.
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Lukáč M, Mrva M, Garajová M, Mojžišová G, Varinská L, Mojžiš J, Sabol M, Kubincová J, Haragová H, Ondriska F, Devínsky F. Synthesis, self-aggregation and biological properties of alkylphosphocholine and alkylphosphohomocholine derivatives of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, cetylpyridinium bromide, benzalkonium bromide (C16) and benzethonium chloride. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 66:46-55. [PMID: 23792315 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Revised: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A series of alkylphosphocholine and alkylphosphohomocholine derivatives of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, cetylpyridinium bromide, benzalkonium bromide (C16) and benzethonium chloride have been synthesized. Their physicochemical properties were also investigated. The critical micelle concentration (cmc), the surface tension value at the cmc (γcmc), and the surface area at the surface saturation per head group (Acmc) were determined by means of surface tension measurements. The prepared compounds exhibit significant cytotoxic, antifungal and antiprotozoal activities. Alkylphosphocholines and alkylphosphohomocholines possess higher antifungal activity against Candida albicans in comparison with quaternary ammonium compounds in general. However, quaternary ammonium compounds exhibit significantly higher activity against human tumor cells and pathogenic free-living amoebae Acanthamoeba lugdunensis and Acanthamoeba quina compared to alkylphosphocholines. The relationship between structure, physicochemical properties and biological activity of the tested compounds is discussed.
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- Miloš Lukáč
- Department of Chemical Theory of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Kalinčiakova 8, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Wang X, Liu J, Yu L, Jiao J, Wang R, Sun L. Surface adsorption and micelle formation of imidazolium-based zwitterionic surface active ionic liquids in aqueous solution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 391:103-10. [PMID: 23110869 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.09.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 09/15/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A novel class of zwitterionic surface active ionic liquids (SAILs), N-alkyl-N'-carboxymethyl imidazolium inner salts ([N-C(n), N'-CO(2)-Im], n=10, 12, 14), was synthesized. Their aggregation behavior in aqueous solution was investigated by surface tension, isothermal titration calorimetry, and steady-state fluorescence. Compared with the reported imidazolium-based cationic SAILs, 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([C(n)mim]Br) and zwitterionic betaine surfactants, (C(n)H(2)(n)(+1)N(CH(3))(2)CH(2)COO(-)), [N-C(n), N'-CO(2)-Im] exhibits significantly lower critical micelle concentration (cmc) and surface tension at cmc (γ(cmc)) values. It is attributed to the incorporation of a deprotonated carboxylic group into the head group, which weakens the electrostatic repulsion between head groups and favors micellization. The micellar aggregation number of [N-C(n), N'-CO(2)-Im] is larger than that of [C(n)mim]Br, while less than that of C(n)H(2)(n)(+1)N(CH(3))(2)CH(2)COO(-). Similar to the traditional zwitterionic surfactants, the surface activity and adsorption properties of [N-C(12), N'-CO(2)-Im] at air/water interface have a slight variation with temperature, pH, and ionic strength. This indicates that the present zwitterionic SAILs display the aggregation behavior much similar to zwitterionic surfactants, distinctly different from imidazolium-based cationic SAILs. Sets in low sensitivity to the environmental conditions, superior surface activity and unique physicochemical properties of ionic liquids, [N-C(n), N'-CO(2)-Im] can be exploited for utilizing as a potential substitute for conventional surfactants in certain fields.
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- Xiaoqing Wang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China
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Lukáč M, Garajová M, Mrva M, Bukovský M, Ondriska F, Máriássy E, Devínsky F, Lacko I. Relationship between aggregation properties and antimicrobial activities of alkylphosphocholines with branched alkyl chains. Int J Pharm 2012; 423:247-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Revised: 11/29/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Jiang LC, Basri M, Omar D, Abdul Rahman MB, Salleh AB, Raja Abdul Rahman RNZ. Self-assembly behaviour of alkylpolyglucosides (APG) in mixed surfactant-stabilized emulsions system. J Mol Liq 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2010.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nylander T, Campbell RA, Vandoolaeghe P, Cárdenas M, Linse P, Rennie AR. Neutron reflectometry to investigate the delivery of lipids and DNA to interfaces (Review). Biointerphases 2008; 3:FB64. [PMID: 20408684 DOI: 10.1116/1.2976448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The application of scattering methods in the study of biological and biomedical problems is a field of research that is currently experiencing fast growth. In particular, neutron reflectometry (NR) is a technique that is becoming progressively more widespread, as indicated by the current commissioning of several new reflectometers worldwide. NR is valuable for the characterization of biomolecules at interfaces due to its capability to provide quantitative structural and compositional information on relevant molecular length scales. Recent years have seen an increasing number of applications of NR to problems related to drug and gene delivery. We start our review by summarizing the experimental methodology of the technique with reference to the description of biological liquid interfaces. Various methods for the interpretation of data are then discussed, including a new approach based on the lattice mean-field theory to help characterize stimulus-responsive surfaces relevant to drug delivery function. Recent progress in the subject area is reviewed in terms of NR studies relevant to the delivery of lipids and DNA to surfaces. Lastly, we discuss two case studies to exemplify practical features of NR that are exploited in combination with complementary techniques. The first case concerns the interactions of lipid-based cubic phase nanoparticles with model membranes (a drug delivery application), and the second case concerns DNA compaction at surfaces and in the bulk solution (a gene delivery application).
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Lukác M, Pisárcik M, Lacko I, Devínsky F. Surface-active properties of nitrogen heterocyclic and dialkylamino derivates of hexadecylphosphocholine and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 347:233-40. [PMID: 20400085 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2009] [Revised: 03/17/2010] [Accepted: 03/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The physico-chemical properties of dialkylamino and nitrogen heterocyclic analogues of hexadecylphosphocholine (HPC) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) were investigated. The surface properties, such as the critical micelle concentration (cmc), the surface tension value at the cmc (gamma(cmc)), and the surface area at the surface saturation per head group (A(cmc)) were determined by means of surface tension measurements. Micelle size was determined using the dynamic light scattering method. The influence of dialkylamino groups and heterocyclic ring size on surface-active properties was investigated. Surface activity and micellar size of prepared analogues of HPC and CTAB were mutually compared.
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- Milos Lukác
- Department of Chemical Theory of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Kalinciakova 8, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Souguir Z, Roudesli S, About-Jaudet E, Picton L, Le Cerf D. Novel cationic and amphiphilic pullulan derivatives II: pH dependant physicochemical properties. Carbohydr Polym 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The structure of a zwitterionic phosphocholine (PC) surfactant monolayer adsorbed on the surface of water has been determined using neutron reflectivity in combination with H/D isotopic substitution. The most significant results of this study are the level of hydration of the PC headgroup and the lack of dehydration with increasing temperature and salt addition. The fraction of the alkyl chain (f(c)) immersed in water for all three chain isomers studied was found to be around 0.15, suggesting that the PC headgroup geometries influenced not only the headgroup hydration but also the degree of immersion of the alkyl chain in water. At the critical micelle concentration (CMC), the number of water molecules associated with the PC headgroup in C(m)PC (m = 12, 14, 16) was on order of 15. This value was significantly greater than that obtained for nonionic and ionic surfactants with similar limiting area per molecule at the CMC (A(cmc)). However, the fraction of the chain immersed in water for the ionic and nonionic surfactants was much greater. This suggests that the unique surface biocompatibility of PC surfactants arises from their strong affinity for water, and the relatively low fraction of mixing with the alkyl chain arises from the higher structural order within the PC monolayer. As surface coverage decreased, the number of water molecules associated with each PC headgroup increased, but f(c) remained constant for all the surfactants. This observation was consistent with the small variation in the thickness of the headgroup region, and the entire layer changed little with surfactant concentration. This is attributed to the role of PC headgroup geometries to maintain the conformational order within the layer as packing density varies. Further structural analysis based on a kinematic approach showed that, as the chain length was increased from C12 to C14 to C16 at the CMC, the angle of tilt for the alkyl chain increased from 40 degrees to 48 degrees to 53 degrees , respectively, whereas the thickness of the whole layer and that of the PC head region was largely constant. The almost vertical projection of the PC headgroup from these single alkyl chain surfactants is in sharp contrast to its strongly tilted conformation, as reported for dichain phospholipids such as dipalmitoyl glycerol phosphocholine (DPPC).
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- M Yaseen
- Biological Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Manchester, Sackville Street Building, Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD, UK
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