Interaction of piperidin derivative of Mannich base with DPPC liposomes.

The long chain Mannich bases, especially with the piperidine and morpholine groups, display very promising antimicrobial activity. In order to extend our knowledge on their impact on biological systems, we examined the interactions of the 5-pentadecyl-2-((piperidin-1-yl)methyl)phenol (PPDP) with model lipid membrane by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and fluorescence measurements. The small unilamellar vesicles of dipalmitoylophosphatidylcholine (DPPC) with different piperidine Mannich base concentration were investigated as a function of the increase of temperature.