文摘
The interactions between milk sphingomyelin and cholesterol are involved in the formation of membrane domains. The melting temperature of milk-SM is Tm = 34 °C. Below Tm, cholesterol has a weak condensing effect on milk-SM. Above Tm, cholesterol and milk-SM are miscible with strongest area condensation for 30 mol% chol. The physical state of milk-sphingomyelin controls its assembly with cholesterol.