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S Sunder

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Raman spectroscopic studies of biological membrane model systems: dietherlecithins.

Raman spectra are obtained for the multilayer dispersion of rac-1,2,dioctadec-9'-cis-enyl-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine (dietherlecithin) in excess water. The CH stretching region was studied as a function of temperature and indicates that the multilayer dispersions undergo a liquid crystal to the gel phase transition at--21 +/- 4 degrees C.

Membranes, Artificial↗

Deuterated fatty acids as Raman spectroscopic probes of membrane structure.

Raman spectra are reported for the C-D stretching region of stearic acid-d35 bound in egg lecithin multilayers. The temperature dependence of the spectra shows that the linewidth of the C-D stretching bands is a sensitive and non-perturbative probe of membrane hydrocarbon chain conformation. The utility of this approach for studying lipid conformation in membranes containing a significant fraction of non-lipid component is discussed.

Deuterium↗

The effect of sonication on the hydrocarbon chain conformation in model membrane systems: a Raman spectroscopic study.

Raman spectra are presented for egg lecithin above and below the gelliquid crystal phase transition, and several regions of the Raman spectrum are shown to be sensitive to conformational changes in the hydrocarbon chains. These regions are used to investigate the effect of sonication on the structure of egg lecithin and dipalmitoyl lecithin vesicles. Sonication of both egg lecithin above Tm, and dipalmitoyl lecithin above and below Tm produces no change in the relative population of trans and gauche isomers in any of the systems studied. Sonication does however appear to effect interchain interactions, a possible consequence of imperfect packing towards the center of the bilayers in vesicle systems.

Lasers↗

Raman studies of the C-H and C-D stretching regions in stearic acid and some specifically deuterated derivatives.

Raman spectra of polycrystalline stearic acid-do, stearic acid-d35, 16:16-d2-18:18:18-d3-stearic acid, 18:18:18-d3-stearic acid, 17:17-d2-stearic acid, 17-d1-stearic acid, 16:16-d2-stearic acid, 12:12-d2-stearic acid and 12-d1-stearic acid have been obtained for the region containing the C-D and C-H stretching vibrations. Assignments of the methyl, methyl-d3, methylene, methylene-d2 and methylene-d1 stretching vibrations are discussed.

Deuterium↗

A clinico-investigative profile in Graves' ophthalmopathy.

A clinico-investigative profile was studied in 30 patients with Graves' Ophthalmopathy (GO) (15 each with early and late). In accordance to the thyroid status 63.3% of patients were hyperthyroid and 36.7% euthyroid. There was slight female preponderence, with ratio being 1.5:1. Exophthalmometric readings were significantly high in GO patients as compared to controls. However, no significant diagnostic role of postural exophthalmometry was seen. Positional tonometery may have respectable place among the tests for early diagnosis of GO; however, it could not differentiate between hyperthyroid and euthyroid cases. Further the role of ultrasonography, if available could not be overemphasized.

Adolescent↗