Interfacial behaviour of glycosphingolipids and related sphingolipids

MAGGIO, B.; CARRER, D. C.; FANANI, M. L.; OLIVEIRA, R. G.; ROSETTI, C. M.

Current Opinions in Colloid and Interface Science

Elsevier

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2004 vol. 8 p. 448 - 458

Advances in understanding how glycosphingolipids and chemically related sphingolipids affect the structure and dynamics of bio-interfaces have been grouped in four inter-related areas: (a) influence of chemical structure in local interactions along lateral and transverse membrane planes; (b) effect of polar head group and hydrocarbon moieties on the mesomorphic state; (c) termodynamic–geometric compensations affecting interfacial topology; and (d) domain segregation and surface topography.