[HTML][HTML] What can we learn about amphiphile-membrane interaction from model lipid membranes?

ML Fanani, NE Nocelli, YMZ Díaz - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2022 - Elsevier
Surface-active amphiphiles find applications in a wide range of areas of industry such as
agrochemicals, personal care, and pharmaceuticals. In many of these applications …

Fabrication and characterization of l-ascorbyl palmitate and phospholipid-based hybrid liposomes and their impacts on the stability of loaded hydrophobic …

M Chen, R Li, X Lu, Y Dai, T Chen, Y Xing, L Xue… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of l-ascorbyl palmitate (LAP) as an
additive to liposome formulations by self-assembling with soy lecithin to form hybrid …

Ascorbic acid derivative-loaded modified aspasomes: formulation, in vitro, ex vivo and clinical evaluation for melasma treatment

MH Aboul-Einien, SM Kandil, EM Abdou… - Journal of liposome …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Vitamin C (L-Ascorbic acid) has many favourable effects on the skin such as
antioxidant, anti-aging and whitening effects. Its instability and low permeability limit its …

Lipid-packing perturbation of model membranes by pH-responsive antimicrobial peptides

DS Alvares, TG Viegas, J Ruggiero Neto - Biophysical Reviews, 2017 - Springer
The indiscriminate use of conventional antibiotics is leading to an increase in the number of
resistant bacterial strains, motivating the search for new compounds to overcome this …

Diversifying the skin cancer-fighting worthwhile frontiers: How relevant are the itraconazole/ascorbyl palmitate nanovectors?

C Lamie, E Elmowafy, DA Attia, MM Elmazar… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Fighting malignant neoplasms via repurposing existing drugs could be a welcome move for
prosperous cancer remediations. In the current work, nanovehiculation and optimization of …

Ascorbyl palmitate effects on the stability of curcumin-loaded soybean phosphatidylcholine liposomes

J Li, C Chang, J Zhai, Y Yang, H Yu - Food Bioscience, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of ascorbyl palmitate (AP) on the physical stability of soy phosphatidylcholine
(SPC) liposomes and the retention rate of curcumin loaded into SPC liposomes enriched …

Alkyl esters of l-ascorbic acid: Stability, surface behaviour and interaction with phospholipid monolayers

M Mottola, RV Vico, ME Villanueva… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract l-ascorbic acid alkyl esters (ASC n) are molecules of pharmaceutical interest for
their amphiphilic nature and proposed antioxidant power. In contrast to l-ascorbic acid, ASC …

[HTML][HTML] The insertion of Polybia-MP1 peptide into phospholipid monolayers is regulated by its anionic nature and phase state

DS Alvares, N Wilke, JR Neto, ML Fanani - Chemistry and physics of lipids, 2017 - Elsevier
Polybia-MP1 or simply MP1 (IDWKKLLDAAKQIL-NH 2) is a peptide with broad-spectrum
bactericidal activity and a strong inhibitory effect against cancer cells. The aim of this work …

Lipid monolayers at the air–water interface: a tool for understanding electrostatic interactions and rheology in biomembranes

N Wilke - Advances in planar lipid bilayers and liposomes, 2014 - Elsevier
Monomolecular films of surfactants at the air–water interface are easy to prepare and
handle, and enable a broad variety of techniques to be used. As in other model systems …

The Rheological Properties of Lipid Monolayers Modulate the Incorporation of l-Ascorbic Acid Alkyl Esters

YLM Zulueta Díaz, M Mottola, RV Vico, N Wilke… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this work, we tested the hypothesis that the incorporation of amphiphilic drugs into lipid
membranes may be regulated by their rheological properties. For this purpose, two …