Structure of the ripple phase in chiral and racemic dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine multibilayers

Authors
Sengupta, K Raghunathan, VA Katsaras, J
Citation
K. Sengupta et al., Structure of the ripple phase in chiral and racemic dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine multibilayers, PHYS REV E, 59(2), 1999, pp. 2455-2457
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW E
ISSN journal
1063651X → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Part
B
Pages
2455 - 2457
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(199902)59:2<2455:SOTRPI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We present electron density maps of the ripple phase of chiral and racemic dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine. The structures of the two systems are found to be identical within experimental errors, thus unambiguously showing tha t the chirality of the lipid molecules does not influence the structure of this phase.