Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
610702 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2009 12 Pages PDF
Abstract

The effect of the environmental conditions both on the behaviour of fengycin at the air-aqueous interface and on its interaction with DPPC was studied using surface pressure–area isotherms and AFM. The ionisation state of fengycin is at the origin of its monolayer interfacial properties. The most organised interfacial arrangement is obtained when fengycin behaves as if having zero net charge (pH 2). In a fully ionised state (pH 7.4), the organisation and the stability of fengycin monolayers depend on the ionic strength in the subphase. This can modulate the surface potential of fengycin and consequently the electrostatic repulsions inside the interfacial monolayer, as well as the lipopeptide interaction with the layer of water molecules forming the air–water interface. Intermolecular interactions of fengycin with DPPC are also strongly affected by the ionisation state of lipopeptide and the surface pressure (Π) of the monolayer. A better miscibility between both interfacial components is observed at pH 2, while negatively charged lipopeptide molecules are segregated from the DPPC phase. A progressive desorption of fengycin from the interface is observed at pH 7.4 when Π increases while at pH 2, fengycin desorption brutally occurs when Π rises above Π value of the intermediate plateau.

Graphical abstractEffect of environmental conditions (pH, ionic strength of the subphase, and ion type) on the interfacial properties of mixed DPPC/fengycin monolayers using Langmuir trough technique and atomic force microscopy.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide

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