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  • Title: Modulation of the physical properties of dielaidoylphosphatidylethanolamine membranes by a dirhamnolipid biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
    Author: Sánchez M, Teruel JA, Espuny MJ, Marqués A, Aranda FJ, Manresa A, Ortiz A.
    Journal: Chem Phys Lipids; 2006 Jul; 142(1-2):118-27. PubMed ID: 16678142.
    Abstract:
    Rhamnolipids are bacterial biosurfactants produced by Pseudomonas spp. These compounds have been shown to present several interesting biological activities, restricting the growth of Bacillus subtilis and showing zoosporicidal activity on zoosporic phytopathogens. It has been suggested that the interaction with the membrane could be the ultimate responsible for these actions. Therefore, it is of great interest to get insight into the molecular mechanism of the interaction of purified rhamnolipids with the various phospholipid components of biological membranes. In this paper we report on the phase behaviour of mixtures of dielaidoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DEPE) with a purified dirhamnolipid (DiRL) fraction from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as studied by a number of physical techniques such as differential scanning calorimetry, FTIR, small angle X-ray (SAX) diffraction and dynamic light scattering. Our data indicate that the presence of DiRL counteracts the tendency of DEPE to form vesicular aggregates of large size, forming vesicles of smaller diameter which most probably have a lower lamellarity index. The partial phase diagram obtained from calorimetric data shows a complex behaviour with a solid-phase immiscibility. X-ray diffraction shows that DiRL has a bilayer stabilizing effect, impeding formation of the inverted hexagonal-HII phase of DEPE. The presented data are discussed focussing into how DiRL/DEPE interactions could help to explain the membrane perturbing activities of this biosurfactant.
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