Table 3.
Positions used to distinguish bilayer regions (I–IV) and other features (5–8) at 298 K
Region/Label | Description | Distance from bilayer center (Å) | |
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POPC | POPC/chol | ||
I | Low headgroup density | 28 | 30 |
II | High headgroup density | 22 | 25 |
III | High tail density | 15 | 18 |
IV | Low tail density | 9 | 8 |
5 | MD boundaries: Z1, Z2 | 28 | 30 |
6 | EPR region | 18 | 21 |
7 | EPR headgroup segment | 13–18 | 16–21 |
8 | Peak headgroup density | 22 | 25 |
For regions, the outermost boundary is shown.