Preferential affinity of calcium ions to charged phosphatidic-acid surface from a mixed calcium/barium solution: X-ray reflectivity and fluorescence studies

Details Preferential affinity of calcium ions to charged phosphatidic-acid surface from a mixed calcium/barium solution: X-ray reflectivity and fluorescence studies Preferential affinity of calcium ions to charged phosphatidic-acid surface from a mixed calcium/barium solution: X-ray reflectivity and fluorescence studies

2009-01-16

arxiv.org/abs/0901.2594v1

Langmuir 25, 1068-1073 (2009)

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Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

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X-ray reflectivity and fluorescence near total reflection experiments were performed to examine the affinities of divalent ions ($\mathrm{Ca^{2+}}$ and $\mathrm{Ba^{2+}}$) from aqueous solution to a charged phosphatidic-acid (PA) surface. A phospholipid (1,2-Dimyristoyl-sn-Glycero-3-Phosphate, DMPA), spread as a monolayer at the air/water interface, was used to form and control the charge density at the interface. We find that for solutions of the pure salts (i.e., $\mathrm{CaCl_{2}}$ and $\mathrm{BaCl_{2}}$), the number of bound ions per DMPA at the interface is saturated at concentrations that exceed $\mathrm{10^{-3}M}$. For a 1:1 $\mathrm{Ca^{2+}/Ba^{2+}}$ mixed solutions, we find that the bound $\mathrm{Ca^{2+}/Ba^{2+}}$ ratio at the interface is 4:1. If the only property determining charge accumulation near PA were the ionic charges, the concentration of mixed $\mathrm{Ca^{2+}/Ba^{2+}}$ at the interface would equal that of the bulk. Our results show a clear specific affinity of PA for Ca compared to Ba. We provide some discussion on this issues as well as some implications for biological systems. Although our results indicate an excess of counterion charge with respect to the surface charge, that is, charge inversion, the analysis of both reflectivity and fluorescence do not reveal excess of co-ions (namely, $\mathrm{Cl^{-}}$ or $\mathrm{I}^{-}$).

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