Phase-transition properties of glycerol-monopalmitate lipid bilayers investigated by molecular dynamics simulation: Influence of the system size and force-field parameters

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 563-583

  Laner, Monika ^a   Horta, Bruno A C ^a,b   Hünenberger, Philippe H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

GMP; lipid bilayer; molecular dynamics; monoglyceride; phase transition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION FREE ENERGY; ACTIVATION PARAMETER; EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; GMP; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MONOGLYCERIDES; PHASE-TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

GLYCEROL; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 84879084411     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2012.755526     Document Type: Article

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