Mixed Micelles of Gangliosides

The aggregation number and the hydrodynamic radius of micelles formed by mixtures of two distinct gangliosides (biological glycolipids) have been measured by static and dynamic light scattering and small-angle neutron scattering. The experimental data indicate that a nonideal mixing of the two amphiphiles occurs in the mixed micelle and that the shape of the mixed micelle may become more asymmetrical than that of the micelles of the pure gangliosides.