Short-Chain Mono-Alkyl β-D-Glucoside Crystals-Do They Form a Cubic Crystal Structure?

ABSTRACT: Three-dimensional liquid crystal (LC) phases, cubic LC phases, have been extensively studied as fascinating molecular assembled systems formed by amphiphilic compounds. However, similar structures have only been seen in rare instances in lipid crystal states in glycolipid crystal studies. In this study, we prepared short-chain n-alkyl β-D-glucosides (CnG) with an alkyl chain length n ranging from 4 to 6 and investigated their crystal structures. First, differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG) measurements showed the formation of hydrated crystals for C4G and C5G, respectively. Second, the crystal structures of CnG (n = 4, 5, 6) in both anhydrous and hydrated states were examined using a temperature-controlled powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) meas

SUBMITTER: Ogawa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9320782 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature