Study on the formation of liquid ordered phase in lysophospholipid/cholesterol/1,3-butanediol/ water and lysophospholipid/ceramide/1,3- butanediol/water systems

J Oleo Sci. 2014;63(8):823-8. doi: 10.5650/jos.ess13108.

Abstract

Formation of a liquid ordered phase in lysophospholipid/cholesterol/1,3-butanediol/water and lysophospholipid/ceramide/1,3-butanediol/water systems was investigated. Differential scanning calorimetry confirmed that a liquid ordered phase was formed in the lysophospholipid/cholesterol/1,3-butanediol/water system similar to that in phospholipid systems. The structure of liquid ordered phase was analyzed by using X-ray scattering measurements. It was revealed that the liquid ordered phase has a lamellar structure in which the hydrophobic chains are less ordered than in α-type crystals. On the other hand, in the lysophospholipid/ceramide/1,3-butanediol/water system, a liquid ordered phase was not formed.

MeSH terms

  • Butylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • Calorimetry, Differential Scanning
  • Ceramides / chemistry*
  • Cholesterol / chemistry*
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Lysophospholipids / chemistry*
  • Phase Transition*
  • Temperature
  • Water / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Butylene Glycols
  • Ceramides
  • Lysophospholipids
  • Water
  • 1,3-butylene glycol
  • Cholesterol