TABLE 3.
Enthalpy of cholesterol crystalline transitions of freshly prepared samples
| Sample composition
|
Transition enthalpy (cal/mol cholesterol)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phospholipid | Mol fraction cholesterol | Anhydrous cholesterol | Cholesterol monohydrate |
| SM | 0.6 | 10 ± 1 | 156 ± 5 |
| SM | 0.7 | 70 ± 5* | 110 ± 20 |
| SM | 0.8 | 320 ± 20 | 60 ± 10 |
| HSM | 0.6 | 25 ± 5 | 45 ± 10 |
| HSM | 0.7 | 140 ± 10 | 0 |
| HSM | 0.8 | 380 ± 5 | 0 |
Average final two cooling scans. Progressive decrease in size of transition with each subsequent scan.