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Behavior of maltose-neopentyl glycol-3 (MNG-3) at the air/aqueous interface

  • Bowon Yoo
  • , Jisun Lee
  • , Soyoung Choi
  • , Jungju Ryu
  • , Hoik Lee
  • , Pil Seok Chae
  • , Sang Uck Lee
  • , Mizuo Maeda
  • , Daewon Sohn
  • Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Science
  • Hanyang University
  • RIKEN

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Abstract

Integral membrane proteins (IMPs) performing a variety of cell functions comprise a significant fraction of the proteins encoded in an organism's genome. Maltose-neopentyl glycol-3 (MNG-3) was invented as a novel detergent to extract IMPs from the cell membranes; MNG-3 has an inherent flexibility originating from its central carbon and its arms comprising alkyl chains and maltose groups. Herein, we demonstrate the reverse-scissoring behavior of MNG-3 through the use of different subphase conditions at the air/water interface. The origin of its high performance was investigated by means of Langmuir techniques, X-ray reflectivity (XRR) analysis of its Langmuir-Schaefer (LS) film, Brewster angle microscope (BAM) and atomic force microscope (AFM) and computational simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)184-189
Number of pages6
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume484
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Nov 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Integral membrane proteins
  • Langmuir-Schaefer film
  • MNG-3
  • Protein surfactant
  • Surface pressure-area isotherm
  • X-ray reflectivity

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