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  • Title: Fluorometric detection of the bilayer-to-hexagonal phase transition in liposomes.
    Author: Hong K, Baldwin PA, Allen TM, Papahadjopoulos D.
    Journal: Biochemistry; 1988 May 31; 27(11):3947-55. PubMed ID: 3415966.
    Abstract:
    We have used the fluorescent probe N-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)phosphatidylethanolamine (NBD-PE) to detect the bilayer-to-hexagonal phase transition. The fluorescence intensity of the probe was found to increase during the bilayer-to-hexagonal transition. The bilayer-to-hexagonal transitions of various types of phosphatidylethanolamine or cardiolipin measured by this method are consistent with results obtained by differential scanning calorimetry. To establish this method for wider use, agents known to alter the bilayer-to-hexagonal transition were examined, and the results are comparable with the published data. The added advantage of this fluorometric method over other currently available techniques is that it is applicable not only for aggregated lipid samples but also for dilute liposome suspensions. This is especially important when one of the components of the system under study can partition between lipid and aqueous phase. Since NBD is located near the headgroup region of the bilayer, it most likely detects the change of the environment surrounding that region. On the basis of our present study, it appears that NBD-PE is sufficiently sensitive to detect bilayer-to-hexagonal phase transition.
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