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Valenta, C. et al.

Valenta, Steininger, Auner,

Phloretin and 6-ketocholestanol: membrane interactions studied by a phospholipid/polydiacetylene colorimetric assay and differential scanning calorimetry.

The aim of this study was to investigate membrane interactions of phloretin and 6-ketocholestanol using different methods. A previously reported colorimetric assay with phospholipid/polydiacetylene (PDA) vesicles was used to examine a possible interaction of phloretin and 6-ketocholestanol with this target. During this interaction the used aggregates of lipids and conjugated PDA undergo a visible and quantifiable blue to red color transition. A positive result is indicative for a reaction response with membrane lipids of a simplified bilayer structure instead of the complex bilayer system of the stratum corneum. Results of this test confirm previous proposed membrane interactions by skin diffusion studies. Additional differential scanning calorimetry studies with 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) liposomes confirm a membrane interaction and indicates that phloretin and 6-ketocholestanol interact with the lipid layer and change structural parameters. They strongly decrease the lipid phase transition temperature of DMPC and DPPC liposomes by at least about 6.6 degrees C and maximally about 13.9 degrees C which refers to a higher fluidity of the membrane.[1]

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Phloretin and 6-ketocholestanol: membrane interactions studied by a phospholipid/polydiacetylene colorimetric assay and differential scanning calorimetry. Valenta, C., Steininger, A., Auner, B.G. European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V. (2004) [Pubmed]

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