Evaluation of Lipopolysaccharide Aggregation by Light Scattering Spectroscopy

ChemBioChem - Tập 4 Số 1 - Trang 96-100 - 2003
Nuno C. Santos1, Ana C. Silva1, Miguel A. R. B. Castanho2,3, J. Martins‐Silva1, Carlota Saldanha1
1Instituto de Bioquímica/ Instituto de Medicina Molecular Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal, Fax: (+351) 2179-3979-1
2Centro de Química Física Molecular Complexo I, Instituto Superior Técnico Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049‐001 Lisboa, Portugal
3Departamento de Química e Bioquímica Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Campo Grande, C8, 1749‐016 Lisboa, Portugal

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AbstractLipopolysaccharides (LPS) are cell wall components of Gram‐negative bacteria. These molecules behave as bacterial endotoxins and their release into the bloodstream is a determinant of the development of a wide range of pathologies. These amphipathic molecules can self‐aggregate into supramolecular structures with different shapes and sizes. The formation of these structures occurs when the LPS concentration is higher than the apparent critical micelle concentration (CMCa). Light scattering spectroscopy (both static and dynamic) was used to directly characterize the aggregation process of LPS from Escherichia coli serotype 026:B6. The results point to a CMCa value of 14 μg mL−1 and the existence of premicelle LPS oligomers below this concentration. Both structures were characterized in terms of molecular weight (5.5×106 and 16×106 g mol−1 below and above the CMCa, respectively), interaction with the aqueous environment, gyration radius (56 and 105 nm), hydrodynamic radius, (60 and 95 nm) and geometry of the supramolecular structures (nearly spherical). Our data indicates that future in vitro experiments should be carried out both below and above the CMCa. The search for drugs that interact with the aggregates, and thus change the CMCa and condition LPS interactions in the bloodstream, could be a new way to prevent certain bacterial‐endotoxin‐related pathologies.

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ChemBioChem

Tập 4 Số 1

96-100

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