Molecular studies of the gel to liquid-crystalline phase transition for fully hydrated DPPC and DPPE bilayers

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1768, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 354-365

  Leekumjorn, Sukit ^a   Sum, Amadeu K ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

DPPC; DPPE; Gel; Interdigitation; Isomerization; Liquid crystalline; Molecular dynamics; Phase transition; Trans gauche

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHOLINE; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; ETHANOLAMINE; LIPID; TESMILIFENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GEL; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID METABOLISM; LIQUID CRYSTAL; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

1,2-DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GELS; HYDROGEN BONDING; LIPID BILAYERS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 33846399333     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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