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(31)P and (1)H NMR Studies of the Molecular Organization of Lipids in the Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay

Assmus, Frauke and Ross, Alfred and Fischer, Holger and Seelig, Joachim and Seelig, Anna. (2017) (31)P and (1)H NMR Studies of the Molecular Organization of Lipids in the Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 14 (1). pp. 284-295.

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Abstract

The parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (PAMPA) has emerged as a widely used primary in vitro screen for passive permeability of potential drug candidates. However, the molecular structure of the permeation barrier (consisting of a filter-supported dodecane-egg lecithin mixture) has never been characterized. Here, we investigated the long-range order of phospholipids in the PAMPA barrier by means of (31)P static solid-state NMR. Diffusion constants of PAMPA membrane components were derived from liquid state NMR and, in addition, drug distribution between the PAMPA lipid phase and buffer (log DPAMPA at pH 7.4) was systematically investigated. Increasing concentration of n-dodecane to the system egg lecithin-water (lamellar phase, Lα) induces formation of inverted hexagonal (Hii) and isotropic phases. At n-dodecane concentrations matching those used in PAMPA (9%, w/v) a purely "isotropic" phase was observed corresponding to lipid aggregates with a diameter in the range 4-7 nm. Drug distribution studies indicate that these reverse micelles facilitate the binding to, and in turn the permeation across, the PAMPA dodecane barrier, in particular for amphiphilic solutes. The proposed model for the molecular architecture and function of the PAMPA barrier provides a fundamental, hitherto missing framework to evaluate the scope but also limitations of PAMPA for the prediction of in vivo membrane permeability.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Biophysical Chemistry (Seelig A)
UniBasel Contributors:Seelig-Löffler, Anna and Seelig, Joachim
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Chemical Society
ISSN:1543-8384
e-ISSN:1543-8392
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:14 Nov 2017 12:19
Deposited On:12 Oct 2017 06:33

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