α-tocopherol’s location in membranes is not affected by their composition

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DOIResolve DOI: http://doi.org/10.1021/la502605c
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  1. National Research Council Canada. Security and Disruptive Technologies
TypeArticle
Journal titleLangmuir
ISSN0743-7463
1520-5827
Volume31
Issue15
Pages4464–4472
Abstract
To this day, α-tocopherol’s (aToc) role in humans is not well known. In previous studies, we have tried to connect aToc’s biological function with its location in a lipid bilayer. In the present study, we have determined, by means of small-angle neutron diffraction, that not only is aToc’s hydroxyl group located high in the membrane but its tail also resides far from the center of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) bilayers. In addition, we located aToc’s hydroxyl group above the lipid backbone in 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE), 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-l-serine (POPS), and sphingomyelin bilayers, suggesting that aToc’s location near the lipid–water interface may be a universal property of vitamin E. In light of these data, how aToc efficiently terminates lipid hydroperoxy radicals at the membrane center remains an open question.
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PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
LanguageEnglish
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NPARC number23001719
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