Constant-pressure molecular dynamics investigation of cholesterol effects in a dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2147-2156

  Tu, Kechuan ^a   Klein, Michael L ^b   Tobias, Douglas J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; SIMULATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0031752966     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77657-X     Document Type: Article

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