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BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 107, 期 2, 页码 151-164出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2003.09.002
关键词
phosphatidylcholine; Van der Waals interactions; cholesterol alpha-face; cholesterol beta-face; atom packing; membrane condensation
A 15-ns molecular dynamics simulation of the fully hydrated dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine-cholesterol (DMPC-Chol) bilayer containing similar to22 mol% Chol was carried out. An 8-ns trajectory was analysed to investigate the effect of Chol on the chain packing in the bilayer core. While the packing of DMPC chains on the smooth alpha-face side of the Chol ring is similar to that in the pure DMPC bilayer, the packing on the rough P-face side is less regular and less tight. Two methyl groups located on the Chol beta-face disturb the packing; in effect, van der Waals (vdW) interactions between Chol rings and DMPC chains are weaker than the ones between sole DMPC chains. VdW interactions between an alkyl chain of DMPC and an isooctyl tail of Chol are similarly strong as those between two DMPC chains. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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