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ArticleEuropean biophysics journal : EBJ2019

Application of small-angle neutron diffraction to the localization of general anesthetics in model membranes.

P Hrubovčák, T Kondela, E Ermakova, N Kučerka

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Article in European biophysics journal : EBJ, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

P HrubovčákFrank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia. hrubovcak.pavol@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5403-3049
T KondelaDepartment of Physical Chemistry of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia.
E ErmakovaFrank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia.
N KučerkaFrank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia.
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research · RUComenius University Bratislava · SKUniversity of Pavol Jozef Šafárik · SK

Funding

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna 04-4-1121-2015/2020Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna 04-4-1133-2018/2020Slovak Scientific Grant Agency VEGA 1/0916/16
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We set out to explore the applicability of small-angle neutron diffraction (SAND) to the localization of biomembrane components by studying the general anesthetic n-decane in a model lipid bilayer system composed of dioleoyl-phosphocholine (DOPC). Samples in the form of planar membrane multilayers were hydrated by varied mixtures of deuterated and protonated water, and examined by the means of SAND. Neutron scattering length density (NSLD) profiles of the system were then reconstructed from the experimental data. We exploited the significantly different neutron scattering properties of hydrogen and deuterium atoms via labeling in addition to water contrast variation. Enhancing the signals from particular components of bilayer system led to a set of characteristic membrane profiles and from their comparison we localized n-decane molecules unequivocally in the bilayer's hydrocarbon chain region.

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Neutron DiffractionScattering, Small AngleAlkanesAnesthetics, GeneralLipid BilayersAlkanesAnesthetics, GeneraldecaneLipid BilayersContrast variationGeneral anestheticsLipid bilayersn-DecaneSmall-angle neutron diffraction

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PMID31089758
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