A general model for the interaction of foreign molecules with lipid membranes: drugs and anaesthetics
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A general model for the interaction of foreign molecules with lipid membranes : drugs and anaesthetics. / Jørgensen, Kent; Ipsen, John Hjort; Mouritsen, Ole G.; Bennett, Donald; Zuckermann, Martin J.
In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, Vol. 1062, No. 2, 1991, p. 227-238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A general model for the interaction of foreign molecules with lipid membranes
T2 - drugs and anaesthetics
AU - Jørgensen, Kent
AU - Ipsen, John Hjort
AU - Mouritsen, Ole G.
AU - Bennett, Donald
AU - Zuckermann, Martin J.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - A general microscopic interaction model is proposed to describe the changes in the physical properties of phospholipid bilayer membranes due to foreign molecules which, to different degrees, partition between the membrane phases and the aqueous environment. The model is a multi-state lattice model for the main phase transition of lipid bilayers and the foreign molecules are assumed to intercalate as interstitials in the lattice. By varying the model parameters, the diversity in the thermodynamic properties of the model is explored using computer-simulation techniques which faithfully take account of the thermal fluctuations. The calculations are performed in both the canonical and the grand canonical ensembles corresponding to the cases where the concentration of foreign molecules in the membrane is either fixed or varies as the external conditions are changed. A classification of the diverse thermal behaviour, specifically with regard to the phase diagram, the specific heat, the density fluctuations, and the partition coefficient, is suggested with a view to rationalizing a large body of experimental measurements of the effects of different foreign molecules on membrane properties. The range of foreign molecules considered includes compounds as diverse as volatile general anaesthetics like halothane, cocaine-derived local anaesthetics like procaine, calcium-channel blocking drugs like verapamil, antidepressants like chlorpromazine, and anti-cancer agents like adriamycin.
AB - A general microscopic interaction model is proposed to describe the changes in the physical properties of phospholipid bilayer membranes due to foreign molecules which, to different degrees, partition between the membrane phases and the aqueous environment. The model is a multi-state lattice model for the main phase transition of lipid bilayers and the foreign molecules are assumed to intercalate as interstitials in the lattice. By varying the model parameters, the diversity in the thermodynamic properties of the model is explored using computer-simulation techniques which faithfully take account of the thermal fluctuations. The calculations are performed in both the canonical and the grand canonical ensembles corresponding to the cases where the concentration of foreign molecules in the membrane is either fixed or varies as the external conditions are changed. A classification of the diverse thermal behaviour, specifically with regard to the phase diagram, the specific heat, the density fluctuations, and the partition coefficient, is suggested with a view to rationalizing a large body of experimental measurements of the effects of different foreign molecules on membrane properties. The range of foreign molecules considered includes compounds as diverse as volatile general anaesthetics like halothane, cocaine-derived local anaesthetics like procaine, calcium-channel blocking drugs like verapamil, antidepressants like chlorpromazine, and anti-cancer agents like adriamycin.
KW - Anaesthetic
KW - Density fluctuation
KW - Drug
KW - Interface
KW - Lipid bilayer
KW - Molecular interaction
KW - Phase diagram
KW - Phase transition
U2 - 10.1016/0005-2736(91)90397-Q
DO - 10.1016/0005-2736(91)90397-Q
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 2004109
AN - SCOPUS:0025963179
VL - 1062
SP - 227
EP - 238
JO - B B A - Biomembranes
JF - B B A - Biomembranes
SN - 0005-2736
IS - 2
ER -
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