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  • Title: Peptide-related alterations of membrane-associated water: deuterium solid-state NMR investigations of phosphatidylcholine membranes at different hydration levels.
    Author: Moraes CM, Bechinger B.
    Journal: Magn Reson Chem; 2004 Feb; 42(2):155-61. PubMed ID: 14745795.
    Abstract:
    Deuterated water associated with oriented POPC bilayers was investigated before and after the addition of 2 mol% peptide. Membranes in the presences of antimicrobial-(LAH4), pore-forming- (the segments M2 of influenza A and S4 of the domain I of rat brain sodium channels) or lysine-containing model peptides (LAK1 and LAK3) were investigated by (2)H and proton-decoupled (31)P solid-state NMR. The NMR spectra were recorded as a function of hydration in the range between 15 and 93% relative humidity and of sample composition. In the presence of peptides an increased association of water is observed. A quantitative analysis suggests that the peptide-induced changes in the lipid bilayer packing have a significant effect on membrane-water association. The quadrupolar splittings of (2)H(2)O at a given degree of hydration indicate that the changes of the water deuterium order parameter are specific for the peptide sequence and the lipid composition.
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