R. N. McElhaney

Publication List Details

Period

1972 - 2004

Number

61

Co-Authors

The consequences of engineering an extra disulfide bond in the Penicillium camembertii mono-and diglyceride specific lipase (1996)

Yamaguchi, S., Takeuchi, K., Mase, T., Oikawa, K., McMullen, T., Derewenda, U., ...

The extracellular lipase from Penicillium camembertii has unique substrate specificity restricted to mono- and diglycerides. The enzyme is a member of a homologous family of lipases from filamentous...

Some studies on the fatty acid composition of total lipids and phosphatidylglycerol from Acholeplasma laidlawii B and their relation to the premeability of intact cells of this organism (1972)

Romijn, J.C., Mcelhaney, R.N.

1. 1. Acholeplasma laidlawii B (previously denoted as Mycoplasma laidlawii B) was grown in the presence of equimolar mixtures of palmitic or stearic acid and the following unsaturated fatty acids:...

Characterization of sodium transport in Acholeplasma laidlawii B cells and in lipid vesicles containing purified A. laidlawii (Na+-Mg2+)-ATPase by using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and 22Na tracer techniques.

Mahajan, S, Lewis, R N, George, R, Sykes, B D, McElhaney, R N

The active transport of sodium ions in live Acholeplasma laidlawii B cells and in lipid vesicles containing the (Na+-Mg2+)-ATPase from the plasma membrane of this microorganism was studied by 23Na...

Physiological role and membrane lipid modulation of the membrane-bound (Mg2+, na+)-adenosine triphosphatase activity in Acholeplasma laidlawii.

Jinks, D C, Silvius, J R, McElhaney, R N

The membrane-bound adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity of Acholeplasma laidlawii B differs in many respects from the common (Mg2+, Ca2+)-ATPase activity of higher bacteria, most notably in...

Glucose transport in Acholeplasma laidlawii B: dependence on the fluidity and physical state of membrane lipids.

Read, B D, McElhaney, R N

The uptake of D-glucose by Acholeplasma laidlawii B occurs via a mediated transport process, as shown by the following observations: (i) glucose permeates A. laidlawii B cells at a rate at least 100...

Influence of Lipid Components of Mycoplasma laidlawii Membranes on Osmotic Fragility of Cells

Razin, S., Tourtellotte, M. E., McElhaney, R. N., Pollack, J. D.

Razin, S. (University of Connecticut, Storrs), M. E. Tourtellotte, R. N. McElhaney, and J. D. Pollack. Influence of lipid components of Mycoplasma laidlawii membranes on osmotic fragility of cells....

Membrane lipid physical state and modulation of the Na+,Mg2+-ATPase activity in Acholeplasma laidlawii B.

Silvius, J R, McElhaney, R N

Careful analysis of the Arrhenius plot of the Na+,Mg2+-ATPase (ATP pyrophosphohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.8) activity in Acholeplasma laidlawii B membranes of varying fatty acid composition has been combined...

The interfacial structure of phospholipid bilayers: differential scanning calorimetry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine and its dialkyl and acyl-alkyl analogs.

Lewis, R N, Pohle, W, McElhaney, R N

The thermotropic phase behavior of aqueous dispersions of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and its 1,2-dialkyl, 1-acyl 2-alkyl and 1-alkyl 2-acyl analogs was examined by differential scanning...

Thermotropic phase properties of 1,2-di-O-tetradecyl-3-O-(3-O-methyl- beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol.

Trouard, T P, Mannock, D A, Lindblom, G, Rilfors, L, Akiyama, M, McElhaney, R N

The hydration properties and the phase structure of 1,2-di-O-tetradecyl-3-O(3-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol (3-O-Me-beta-D-GlcDAIG) in water have been studied via differential scanning...

Components of the carbonyl stretching band in the infrared spectra of hydrated 1,2-diacylglycerolipid bilayers: a reevaluation.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Pohle, W, Mantsch, H H

Previous vibrational spectroscopic studies of solid acyl-alkyl and diacyl phosphatidylcholines suggested that the sn1- and sn2-carbonyl stretching modes of 1,2-diacylglycerolipids have different...

Studies of mixed-chain diacyl phosphatidylcholines with highly asymmetric acyl chains: a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic study of interfacial hydration and hydrocarbon chain packing in the mixed interdigitated gel phase.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

The mixed interdigitated gel phases of unlabeled, specifically 13C = O-labeled, and specifically chain-perdeuterated samples of 1-O-eicosanoyl, 2-O-lauroyl phosphatidylcholine and 1-O-decanoyl,...

Differential scanning calorimetric study of the effect of sterol side chain length and structure on dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine thermotropic phase behavior.

McMullen, T P, Vilchèze, C, McElhaney, R N, Bittman, R

We have investigated the thermotropic phase behavior of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayers containing a series of cholesterol analogues varying in the length and structure of their alkyl...

The infrared dichroism of transmembrane helical polypeptides.

Axelsen, P H, Kaufman, B K, McElhaney, R N, Lewis, R N

Polarized attenuated total internal reflectance techniques were applied to study the infrared dichroism of the amide I transition moment in two membrane-bound peptides that are known to form oriented...

Structures of the subgel phases of n-saturated diacyl phosphatidylcholine bilayers: FTIR spectroscopic studies of 13C = O and 2H labeled lipids.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

The subgel phases of unlabeled, specifically chain perdeuterated and specifically 13C = O labeled representative samples of the n-saturated diacylphosphatidylcholines were studied by...

Effect of the chirality of the glycerol backbone on the bilayer and nonbilayer phase transitions in the diastereomers of di-dodecyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl glycerol.

Mannock, D A, Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Akiyama, M, Yamada, H, Turner, D C, ...

We have studied the physical properties of aqueous dispersions of 1,2-sn- and 2,3-sn-didodecyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl glycerols, as well as their diastereomeric mixture, using differential scanning...

Calorimetric and spectroscopic studies of the polymorphic phase behavior of a homologous series of n-saturated 1,2-diacyl phosphatidylethanolamines.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

The polymorphic phase behavior of a homologous series of n-saturated 1,2-diacyl phosphatidylethanolamines was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, 31P-nuclear magnetic resonance, and...

Enigmatic thermotropic phase behavior of highly asymmetric mixed-chain phosphatidylcholines that form mixed-interdigitated gel phases.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Osterberg, F, Gruner, S M

Twelve saturated mixed-chain phosphatidylcholines have been identified for which the thermotropic phase behavior observed upon cooling from the L alpha phase is dependent upon the thermal history of...

Differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction studies of the thermotropic phase behavior of the diastereomeric di-tetradecyl-beta-D-galactosyl glycerols and their mixture.

Mannock, D A, McElhaney, R N, Harper, P E, Gruner, S M

We have investigated the thermotropic phase behavior of aqueous dispersions of the 1,2- and 2,3-di-O-tetradecyl-1(3)-O-(beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-sn- glycerols and their diastereomeric mixture using...

Comparative differential scanning calorimetric and FTIR and 31P-NMR spectroscopic studies of the effects of cholesterol and androstenol on the thermotropic phase behavior and organization of phosphatidylcholine bilayers.

McMullen, T P, Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

We have investigated the comparative effects of the incorporation of increasing quantities of androstenol and cholesterol on the thermotropic phase behavior of aqueous dispersions of members of a...

Studies of the thermotropic phase behavior of phosphatidylcholines containing 2-alkyl substituted fatty acyl chains: a new class of phosphatidylcholines forming inverted nonlamellar phases.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Harper, P E, Turner, D C, Gruner, S M

We have synthesized a number of 1,2-diacyl phosphatidylcholines with hydrophobic substituents adjacent to the carbonyl group of the fatty acyl chain and studied their thermotropic phase behavior by...

Thermotropic phase behavior of phosphatidylcholines with omega-tertiary-butyl fatty acyl chains.

Lewis, R N, Mantsch, H H, McElhaney, R N

The thermotropic phase behavior of a homologous series of phosphatidylcholines containing acyl chains with omega-tertiary butyl groups was studied by differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier...

Interaction of a peptide model of a hydrophobic transmembrane alpha-helical segment of a membrane protein with phosphatidylethanolamine bilayers: differential scanning calorimetric and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies.

Zhang, Y P, Lewis, R N, Hodges, R S, McElhaney, R N

High-sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were used to study the interaction of a synthetic alpha-helical hydrophobic transmembrane...

Surface charge markedly attenuates the nonlamellar phase-forming propensities of lipid bilayer membranes: calorimetric and (31)P-nuclear magnetic resonance studies of mixtures of cationic, anionic, and zwitterionic lipids.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

The lamellar/nonlamellar phase preferences of lipid model membranes composed of mixtures of several cationic lipids with various zwitterionic and anionic phospholipids were examined by a combination...

Calorimetric and spectroscopic studies of the thermotropic phase behavior of lipid bilayer model membranes composed of a homologous series of linear saturated phosphatidylserines.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

The thermotropic phase behavior of lipid bilayer model membranes composed of the even-numbered, N-saturated 1,2-diacyl phosphatidylserines was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and by...

Differential scanning calorimetric and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of the effects of cholesterol on the thermotropic phase behavior and organization of a homologous series of linear saturated phosphatidylserine bilayer membranes.

McMullen, T P, Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

We have examined the effects of cholesterol on the thermotropic phase behavior and organization of aqueous dispersions of a homologous series of linear disaturated phosphatidylserines by...

Studies of the structure and organization of cationic lipid bilayer membranes: calorimetric, spectroscopic, and x-ray diffraction studies of linear saturated P-O-ethyl phosphatidylcholines.

Lewis, R N, Winter, I, Kriechbaum, M, Lohner, K, McElhaney, R N

Differential scanning calorimetry, x-ray diffraction, and infrared and (31)P-nuclear magnetic resonance ((31)P-NMR) spectroscopy were used to examine the thermotropic phase behavior and organization...

X-ray diffraction structures of some phosphatidylethanolamine lamellar and inverted hexagonal phases.

Harper, P E, Mannock, D A, Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Gruner, S M

X-ray diffraction is used to solve the low-resolution structures of fully hydrated aqueous dispersions of seven different diacyl phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs) whose hydrocarbon chains have the same...

X-ray structure study of thermotropic phases in isoacylphosphatidylcholine multibilayers.

Church, S E, Griffiths, D J, Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Wickman, H H

Structures of lamellar phases in aqueous dispersions of diisoacylphosphatidylcholines (17iPC and 20iPC) were determined by x-ray diffraction methods. In agreement with previous DSC studies, subgel,...

Membrane lipid, not polarized water, is responsible for the semipermeable properties of living cells.

McElhaney, R N

It has recently been proposed that the semipermeable surface barrier of living cells is in fact provided by water polarized in multilayers by the cellular protein, and not by the lipids of the cell...

Characterization of sodium transport in Acholeplasma laidlawii B cells and in lipid vesicles containing purified A. laidlawii (Na+-Mg2+)-ATPase by using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and 22Na tracer techniques.

Mahajan, S, Lewis, R N, George, R, Sykes, B D, McElhaney, R N

The active transport of sodium ions in live Acholeplasma laidlawii B cells and in lipid vesicles containing the (Na+-Mg2+)-ATPase from the plasma membrane of this microorganism was studied by 23Na...

Physiological role and membrane lipid modulation of the membrane-bound (Mg2+, na+)-adenosine triphosphatase activity in Acholeplasma laidlawii.

Jinks, D C, Silvius, J R, McElhaney, R N

The membrane-bound adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity of Acholeplasma laidlawii B differs in many respects from the common (Mg2+, Ca2+)-ATPase activity of higher bacteria, most notably in...

Glucose transport in Acholeplasma laidlawii B: dependence on the fluidity and physical state of membrane lipids.

Read, B D, McElhaney, R N

The uptake of D-glucose by Acholeplasma laidlawii B occurs via a mediated transport process, as shown by the following observations: (i) glucose permeates A. laidlawii B cells at a rate at least 100...

Influence of Lipid Components of Mycoplasma laidlawii Membranes on Osmotic Fragility of Cells

Razin, S., Tourtellotte, M. E., McElhaney, R. N., Pollack, J. D.

Razin, S. (University of Connecticut, Storrs), M. E. Tourtellotte, R. N. McElhaney, and J. D. Pollack. Influence of lipid components of Mycoplasma laidlawii membranes on osmotic fragility of cells....

Membrane lipid physical state and modulation of the Na+,Mg2+-ATPase activity in Acholeplasma laidlawii B.

Silvius, J R, McElhaney, R N

Careful analysis of the Arrhenius plot of the Na+,Mg2+-ATPase (ATP pyrophosphohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.8) activity in Acholeplasma laidlawii B membranes of varying fatty acid composition has been combined...

The interfacial structure of phospholipid bilayers: differential scanning calorimetry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine and its dialkyl and acyl-alkyl analogs.

Lewis, R N, Pohle, W, McElhaney, R N

The thermotropic phase behavior of aqueous dispersions of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and its 1,2-dialkyl, 1-acyl 2-alkyl and 1-alkyl 2-acyl analogs was examined by differential scanning...

Thermotropic phase properties of 1,2-di-O-tetradecyl-3-O-(3-O-methyl- beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol.

Trouard, T P, Mannock, D A, Lindblom, G, Rilfors, L, Akiyama, M, McElhaney, R N

The hydration properties and the phase structure of 1,2-di-O-tetradecyl-3-O(3-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol (3-O-Me-beta-D-GlcDAIG) in water have been studied via differential scanning...

Components of the carbonyl stretching band in the infrared spectra of hydrated 1,2-diacylglycerolipid bilayers: a reevaluation.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Pohle, W, Mantsch, H H

Previous vibrational spectroscopic studies of solid acyl-alkyl and diacyl phosphatidylcholines suggested that the sn1- and sn2-carbonyl stretching modes of 1,2-diacylglycerolipids have different...

Studies of mixed-chain diacyl phosphatidylcholines with highly asymmetric acyl chains: a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic study of interfacial hydration and hydrocarbon chain packing in the mixed interdigitated gel phase.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

The mixed interdigitated gel phases of unlabeled, specifically 13C = O-labeled, and specifically chain-perdeuterated samples of 1-O-eicosanoyl, 2-O-lauroyl phosphatidylcholine and 1-O-decanoyl,...

Differential scanning calorimetric study of the effect of sterol side chain length and structure on dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine thermotropic phase behavior.

McMullen, T P, Vilchèze, C, McElhaney, R N, Bittman, R

We have investigated the thermotropic phase behavior of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayers containing a series of cholesterol analogues varying in the length and structure of their alkyl...

The infrared dichroism of transmembrane helical polypeptides.

Axelsen, P H, Kaufman, B K, McElhaney, R N, Lewis, R N

Polarized attenuated total internal reflectance techniques were applied to study the infrared dichroism of the amide I transition moment in two membrane-bound peptides that are known to form oriented...

Structures of the subgel phases of n-saturated diacyl phosphatidylcholine bilayers: FTIR spectroscopic studies of 13C = O and 2H labeled lipids.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

The subgel phases of unlabeled, specifically chain perdeuterated and specifically 13C = O labeled representative samples of the n-saturated diacylphosphatidylcholines were studied by...

Effect of the chirality of the glycerol backbone on the bilayer and nonbilayer phase transitions in the diastereomers of di-dodecyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl glycerol.

Mannock, D A, Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Akiyama, M, Yamada, H, Turner, D C, ...

We have studied the physical properties of aqueous dispersions of 1,2-sn- and 2,3-sn-didodecyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl glycerols, as well as their diastereomeric mixture, using differential scanning...

Calorimetric and spectroscopic studies of the polymorphic phase behavior of a homologous series of n-saturated 1,2-diacyl phosphatidylethanolamines.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

The polymorphic phase behavior of a homologous series of n-saturated 1,2-diacyl phosphatidylethanolamines was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, 31P-nuclear magnetic resonance, and...

Enigmatic thermotropic phase behavior of highly asymmetric mixed-chain phosphatidylcholines that form mixed-interdigitated gel phases.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Osterberg, F, Gruner, S M

Twelve saturated mixed-chain phosphatidylcholines have been identified for which the thermotropic phase behavior observed upon cooling from the L alpha phase is dependent upon the thermal history of...

Differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction studies of the thermotropic phase behavior of the diastereomeric di-tetradecyl-beta-D-galactosyl glycerols and their mixture.

Mannock, D A, McElhaney, R N, Harper, P E, Gruner, S M

We have investigated the thermotropic phase behavior of aqueous dispersions of the 1,2- and 2,3-di-O-tetradecyl-1(3)-O-(beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-sn- glycerols and their diastereomeric mixture using...

Comparative differential scanning calorimetric and FTIR and 31P-NMR spectroscopic studies of the effects of cholesterol and androstenol on the thermotropic phase behavior and organization of phosphatidylcholine bilayers.

McMullen, T P, Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

We have investigated the comparative effects of the incorporation of increasing quantities of androstenol and cholesterol on the thermotropic phase behavior of aqueous dispersions of members of a...

Studies of the thermotropic phase behavior of phosphatidylcholines containing 2-alkyl substituted fatty acyl chains: a new class of phosphatidylcholines forming inverted nonlamellar phases.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Harper, P E, Turner, D C, Gruner, S M

We have synthesized a number of 1,2-diacyl phosphatidylcholines with hydrophobic substituents adjacent to the carbonyl group of the fatty acyl chain and studied their thermotropic phase behavior by...

Thermotropic phase behavior of phosphatidylcholines with omega-tertiary-butyl fatty acyl chains.

Lewis, R N, Mantsch, H H, McElhaney, R N

The thermotropic phase behavior of a homologous series of phosphatidylcholines containing acyl chains with omega-tertiary butyl groups was studied by differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier...

Interaction of a peptide model of a hydrophobic transmembrane alpha-helical segment of a membrane protein with phosphatidylethanolamine bilayers: differential scanning calorimetric and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies.

Zhang, Y P, Lewis, R N, Hodges, R S, McElhaney, R N

High-sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were used to study the interaction of a synthetic alpha-helical hydrophobic transmembrane...

Surface charge markedly attenuates the nonlamellar phase-forming propensities of lipid bilayer membranes: calorimetric and (31)P-nuclear magnetic resonance studies of mixtures of cationic, anionic, and zwitterionic lipids.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

The lamellar/nonlamellar phase preferences of lipid model membranes composed of mixtures of several cationic lipids with various zwitterionic and anionic phospholipids were examined by a combination...

Calorimetric and spectroscopic studies of the thermotropic phase behavior of lipid bilayer model membranes composed of a homologous series of linear saturated phosphatidylserines.

Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

The thermotropic phase behavior of lipid bilayer model membranes composed of the even-numbered, N-saturated 1,2-diacyl phosphatidylserines was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and by...

Differential scanning calorimetric and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of the effects of cholesterol on the thermotropic phase behavior and organization of a homologous series of linear saturated phosphatidylserine bilayer membranes.

McMullen, T P, Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N

We have examined the effects of cholesterol on the thermotropic phase behavior and organization of aqueous dispersions of a homologous series of linear disaturated phosphatidylserines by...

Studies of the structure and organization of cationic lipid bilayer membranes: calorimetric, spectroscopic, and x-ray diffraction studies of linear saturated P-O-ethyl phosphatidylcholines.

Lewis, R N, Winter, I, Kriechbaum, M, Lohner, K, McElhaney, R N

Differential scanning calorimetry, x-ray diffraction, and infrared and (31)P-nuclear magnetic resonance ((31)P-NMR) spectroscopy were used to examine the thermotropic phase behavior and organization...

X-ray diffraction structures of some phosphatidylethanolamine lamellar and inverted hexagonal phases.

Harper, P E, Mannock, D A, Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Gruner, S M

X-ray diffraction is used to solve the low-resolution structures of fully hydrated aqueous dispersions of seven different diacyl phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs) whose hydrocarbon chains have the same...

X-ray structure study of thermotropic phases in isoacylphosphatidylcholine multibilayers.

Church, S E, Griffiths, D J, Lewis, R N, McElhaney, R N, Wickman, H H

Structures of lamellar phases in aqueous dispersions of diisoacylphosphatidylcholines (17iPC and 20iPC) were determined by x-ray diffraction methods. In agreement with previous DSC studies, subgel,...

Membrane lipid, not polarized water, is responsible for the semipermeable properties of living cells.

McElhaney, R N

It has recently been proposed that the semipermeable surface barrier of living cells is in fact provided by water polarized in multilayers by the cellular protein, and not by the lipids of the cell...

19F-nuclear magnetic resonance study of glycerolipid fatty acyl chain order in Acholeplasma laidlawii B membranes.

McDonough, B., Macdonald, P. M., Sykes, B. D., McElhaney, R. N.

The technique of 19F-nuclear magnetic resonance (19F-NMR) spectroscopy offers a number of advantages for studies of lipid fatty acyl chain orientation and dynamics in biomembranes. However, the...