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. 1997 Dec;73(6):3030–3038. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78331-0

Trehalose-induced destabilization of interdigitated gel phase in dihexadecylphosphatidylcholine.

H Takahashi 1, H Ohmae 1, I Hatta 1
PMCID: PMC1181208  PMID: 9414217

Abstract

Trehalose is believed to have the ability to protect some organisms against low temperatures. To clarify the cryoprotective mechanism of trehalose, the structure and the phase behavior of fully hydrated dihexadecylphosphatidylcholine (DHPC) membranes in the presence of various concentrations of trehalose were studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), static x-ray diffraction, and simultaneous x-ray diffraction and DSC measurements. The temperature of the interdigitated gel (Lbeta(i))-to-ripple (Pbeta') phase transition of DHPC decreases with a rise in trehalose concentration up to approximately 1.0 M. Above a trehalose concentration of approximately 1.0 M, no Lbeta(i) phase is observed. In this connection, the electron density profile calculated from the lamellar diffraction data in the presence of 1.6 M trehalose indicates that DHPC forms noninterdigitated bilayers below the P beta' phase. It was concluded that trehalose destabilizes the Lbeta(i) phase of DHPC bilayers. This suggests that trehalose reduces the area at the interface between the lipid and water. The relation between this effect of trehalose and a low temperature tolerance was discussed from the viewpoint of cold-induced denaturation of proteins.

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