Figure 3.
Concentration correlations of different labeling schemes. Correlations between the 2H−/(13C− + 12C−) and 13C−/(13C− + 12C−) ratios for each lipid mixture. The 2H−/(13C− + 12C−) ratio tracks the amount of 2H-labeled lipid in the bilayer, while the 13C−/(13C− + 12C−) ratio tracks the amount of 13C-labeled lipid in the bilayer. (A) Correlation between 2H31-POPC and 13C18-DSPC ratios in the ternary mixture DSPC:13C18-DSPC:POPC:2H31-POPC:CHOL 20:20:20:20:20. (B) Correlation between 2H31-POPC and 13C18-POPC ratios in the ternary mixture DSPC:13C18-POPC:2H31-POPC:CHOL 40:20:20:20. (C) Absence of correlation between 2H31-POPC and 13C18-POPC ratios in a pure POPC mixture with composition 13C18-POPC:2H31-POPC:POPC 20:20:60.