[70]Fullerenes Assists the Formation of Phospholipid Bicelles at Low Lipid Concentrations

The incorporation of neutral [70]fullerenes (C70) led to the bicelles formation at relatively low lipid concentration range from neutral lipid mixtures (DMPC/DHPC). Furthermore, the C70 addition resulted in the formation of large bicelles with a radius of ca. 100 nm in contrast to C70-free bicelles that were formed from anionic lipid mixtures (DMPC/DHPC/DMPG). The stabilization of these bicelles was attributed to C70 incorporation into the membranes.This file includes Supporting Information.This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (Grant No. 25288037), a Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research (Grant Nos. 24655128 and 25650053), and a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A) (Grant No. 24681028)