Effect of urea on biomimetic aggregates

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

F.h. Florenzano¹  M.j. Politi¹ 

关键词: Urea;    Denaturation;    Surfactants;    Macromolecular structure;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-879X1997000200004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The effect of urea on biomimetic aggregates (aqueous and reversed micelles, vesicles and monolayers) was investigated to obtain insights into the effect of the denaturant on structured macromolecules. Direct evidence obtained from light scattering (static and dynamic), monolayer maximum isothermal compression and ionic conductivity measurements, together with indirect evidence from fluorescence photodissociation, fluorescence suppression, and thermal reactions, strongly indicates the direct interaction mechanism of urea with the aggregates. Preferential solvation of the surfactant headgroups by urea results in an increase in the monomer dissociation degree (when applied), which leads to an increase in the area per headgroup and also in the loss of counterion affinities

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