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Title: | Atomistic study of lipid membranes containing chloroform: looking for a lipid-mediated mechanism of anesthesia |
Author: | Reigada Sanz, Ramon |
Keywords: | Anestèsia Cloroform Membranes lipídiques Anesthesia Chloroform Lipid membranes |
Issue Date: | 2-Jan-2013 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
Abstract: | The molecular mechanism of general anesthesia is still a controversial issue. Direct effect by linking of anesthetics to proteins and indirect action on the lipid membrane properties are the two hypotheses in conflict. Atomistic simulations of different lipid membranes subjected to the effect of small volatile organohalogen compounds are used to explore plausible lipid-mediated mechanisms. Simulations of homogeneous membranes reveal that electrostatic potential and lateral pressure transversal profiles are affected differently by chloroform (anesthetic) and carbon tetrachloride (non-anesthetic). Simulations of structured membranes that combine ordered and disordered regions show that chloroform molecules accumulate preferentially in highly disordered lipid domains, suggesting that the combination of both lateral and transversal partitioning of chloroform in the cell membrane could be responsible of its anesthetic action. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052631 |
It is part of: | PLoS One, 2013, vol. 8, num. 1, p. e52631 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/124531 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052631 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Ciència dels Materials i Química Física) |
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