Interaction of trichloroethylene with phosphatidylcholine and its localization in the phosphatidylcholine vesicles: a 1H-NMR study.

The interaction of trichloroethylene, an inhalation general anesthetic, with egg yolk phosphatidylcholine (EYPC) and its localization in small unilamellar vesicles (SUV) has been studied by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. These studies demonstrate that inhalation anesthetic can interact nonspecifically with lipid molecules. Furthermore, it suggests that the action of inhalation anesthetics is directed primarily to the interfacial region of the lipid membrane.