CD and NMR studies on the aggregation of amphotericin-B in solution

Biochim Biophys Acta. 1993 Jun 5;1148(2):269-77. doi: 10.1016/0005-2736(93)90139-q.

Abstract

We report in this paper the aggregation properties of amphotericin-B (amp-B) in solution using CD and 1H-NMR techniques. Our results indicate that the preferred structure of amp-B in dimethylsulfoxide is a monomer at low concentrations (10(-4) M and below) and a stable dimer at higher concentrations (range 5.10(-3) M to 10(-2) M). In a DMSO/ethanol mixture (1:1 (v/v)), the antibiotic is monomeric, irrespective of the concentration within the range studied. We propose a head-to-tail model based on NMR data. An understanding of the head-to-tail dimer, is, we believe important, particularly in view of the recent report wherein it is proposed that the drug inserts into bilayers as head-to-tail oligomers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / chemistry*
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Crystallization
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Conformation

Substances

  • Amphotericin B