ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

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Investigating liposome sensitivity towards phospholipases for applications in diagnostics and drug delivery

Abstract: Liposomes are lipid-based, water-filled vesicles with wide-ranging applications in diagnostics and drug delivery. Phospholipases (PLs) are enzymes that cleave specific bonds in phospholipids. Reactions of PLs with liposomes are of huge interest on both an application led and basic research level. PLC and D are known markers for many diseases, but little is known about their effect on liposomes. We propose a series of kinetic experiments measuring five liposome formulations of interest as they are incubated with four PLs. The invaluable data provided on the effect of PLs on membrane bilayer thickness and permeability/fluidity, liposome stability and size distribution, answer an interesting basic research question and are vital to develop much-needed diagnostic and screening assays/drug delivery vectors for e.g. tuberculosis, cancers, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis and depression.

Principal Investigator: Dr Margaret Holme
Experimenter: Dr Cecile Dreiss
Experimenter: Professor Molly Stevens
Experimenter: Dr Michael Thomas
Local Contact: Dr Richard Heenan
Experimenter: Dr Alex Brogan

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1510557

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1510557

Part DOI Instrument Public release date Download Link
10.5286/ISIS.E.63530017 SANS2D 16 September 2018 Download
- LARMOR 16 September 2015 Download

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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Data Citation

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[author], [date], [title], [publisher], [doi]

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Dr Margaret Holme et al; (2015): Investigating liposome sensitivity towards phospholipases for applications in diagnostics and drug delivery, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1510557

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