The effect of cholesterol and epicholesterol incorporation on the permeability and on the phase transition of intact Acholeplasma laidlawii cell membranes and derived liposomes.

Acholeplasma laidlawii/cytology,drug effects Alcohols Androstanes Calorimetry Cell Membrane Permeability/drug effects Chemical Phenomena Chemistry, Physical Cholestanes Cholesterol/metabolism,pharmacology Erythritol/metabolism Fatty Acids/biosynthesis Glycerol/metabolism Ketosteroids Lipids/biosynthesis Membranes, Artificial Mycoplasma/cytology Osmotic Pressure Permeability Phosphatidylcholines Structure-Activity Relationship Temperature Vibration

Alcohols Androstanes Cholestanes Fatty Acids Ketosteroids Lipids Membranes, Artificial Phosphatidylcholines Cholesterol Glycerol Erythritol