A. Ribeiro, E. Dennis
Feb 1, 1974
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Chemistry and Physics of Lipids
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Abstract High-resolution proton magnetic resonance techniques at 220 MHz were employed to follow the transformation of Triton X-100 between its micellar and cloud point phases as a function of temperature. The results obtained suggest that while a phase separation occurs rather sharply above the cloud point, the increase in temperature below the cloud point is accompanied by the gradual formation of very large structures suspended in the aqueous phase. The proton magnetic resonance studies show that the separation of phases, which occurs above the cloud point, appears to be accompanied by a fractionation of the polydisperse detergent. In addition, a lowering of the cloud point of Triton X-100 by dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine was observed by visual means and the results are reported here.