Phosphatidylcholine bilayer molecular dynamics simulation

Figure 1 (Plate 1). A molecular view of a small section of a flat lipid bilayer generated by molecular dynamics simulations. The bilayers are composed of l-stearoyl-2-docosa-hexaenoyl-5M-g]ycero-3-phosphatidylcholine lipids, i.e. the sn 1 chain is 18 C atoms long and the sn2 chain has 22 carbons, including six cis double bonds. The hydrophobic core is in the centre of the picture, and the hydrated head-group regions are both on top and bottom of the view graph. The head group is zwitterionic and no salt has been added. From [102], Reproduced by permission of the American Physical Society. Copyright (2003)...

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