Author(s)

Sri Vidawati^1*, Ulrich Rothe²

¹Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, University Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia.
²Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University Halle-Wittenberg, Hollystr, Halle/Saale, Germany.

This study investigated the behavior and molecular organization of synthetic artificial mimic molecules that resemble the following tetraether lipids: di-O-hexadecyl-glycero-3-phosphatidyl-glycerol (DHGPG) and bis-4-dodecylphenyl-12-phosphate. These molecules were analyzed using Langmuir film balance, ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy. The monolayer Langmuir-Blodgett films of DHGPG and bis-4-dodecylphenyl-12-phosphate were stable on the solid surface silicon wafers. The ellipsometry and AFM results showed that monolayers Langmuir-Blodgett films of DHGPG and bis-4-dodecylphenyl-12-phosphate were present, and the thickness of the observed films varied from 1.2 - 5.0 nm.

Di-O-Hexadecyl-Glycero-3-Phosphatidyl-Glycerol (DHGPG), Bis-4-Dodecylphenyl-12-Phosphate, Langmuir-Blodgett Film, Ellipsometry, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

Vidawati, S. and Rothe, U. (2015) Monolayers Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Synthetic Artificial Mimic Molecules That Resemble the Following Tetraether Lipids on Silicon Wafers. Advances in Biological Chemistry, 5, 189-196. doi: 10.4236/abc.2015.54015.