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Subgel Phase Structure in Monolayers of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Glycolipids
Author(s) -
Stefaniu Cristina,
Vilotijevic Ivan,
Santer Mark,
Varón Silva Daniel,
Brezesinski Gerald,
Seeberger Peter H.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201205825
Subject(s) - monolayer , glycolipid , eukaryotic cell , molecule , membrane , hydrogen bond , crystallography , phase (matter) , chemistry , materials science , stereochemistry , biophysics , cell , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry
Heads and tails : GPI glycolipid monolayers on the air/liquid interface are characterized by the ordering of entire molecules, as observed by grazing‐incidence X‐ray diffraction. Strong hydrogen bonding interactions are responsible for ordering of the head groups to form supercells. These forces are likely to be the key to the interactions of GPI‐anchored proteins and/or GPIs in cell membranes.