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. 2024 Dec 2;14:29931. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-80970-6

Table 2.

Predicted critical packing parameter for different phospholipid types and fatty acid compositions.

Fatty acid at sn-1 and sn-2 Phospholipid Critical packing parameter
Phosphatidylcholine
Linolenic–Linolenic 0.96
Linolenic–Linoleic 0.92
Linoleic–Linoleic 0.84
Oleic–Linoleic 0.85
Oleic–Oleic 0.84
Palmitic–Linoleic 0.79
Palmitic–Oleic 0.80
Palmitic–Palmitic 0.73
Phosphatidylethanolamine
Linolenic–Linolenic 1.10
Linolenic–Linoleic 1.10
Linoleic–Linoleic 1.00
Oleic–Linoleic 1.01
Oleic–Oleic 1.01
Palmitic–Linoleic 1.03
Palmitic–Oleic 1.01
Palmitic–Palmitic 1.03
Phosphatidylinositol
Linolenic–Linolenic 0.77
Linolenic–Linoleic 0.77
Linoleic–Linoleic 0.81
Oleic–Linoleic 0.80
Oleic–Oleic 0.80
Palmitic–Linoleic 0.68
Palmitic–Oleic 0.75
Palmitic–Palmitic 0.59
Phosphatidylserine Protonated|Ionized
Linolenic–Linolenic 1.14|1.00
Linolenic-Linoleic 1.14|0.97
Linoleic–Linoleic 1.16|0.96
Oleic–Linoleic 1.15|0.95
Oleic–Oleic 1.15|0.97
Palmitic–Linoleic 1.14|0.92
Palmitic–Oleic 1.14|0.98
Palmitic–Palmitic 1.10|0.97
Phosphatidic Acid
Linolenic–Linolenic 0.89
Linolenic–Linoleic 0.88
Linoleic–Linoleic 0.84
Oleic–Linoleic 0.84
Oleic–Oleic 0.84
Palmitic–Linoleic 0.88
Palmitic – Oleic 0.93
Palmitic–Palmitic 0.94
Phosphatidylglycerol
Linolenic–Linolenic 0.60
Linolenic-Linoleic 0.60
Linoleic–Linoleic 0.58
Oleic–Linoleic 0.58
Oleic–Oleic 0.60
Palmitic–Linoleic 0.56
Palmitic–Oleic 0.56
Palmitic–Palmitic 0.56
Lyso-Phosphatidylcholine
sn-2 Linolenic PC/sn-1 Linolenic PC 0.20/0.21
sn-2 Linoleic PC/sn-1 Linoleic PC 0.20/0.22
sn-2 Oleic PC/sn-1 Oleic PC 0.23/0.23
sn-2 Palmitic PC/sn-1 Palmitic PC 0.20/0.22
Lyso-Phosphatidylethanolamine
sn-2 Linolenic PE/sn-1 Linolenic PE 0.46/0.45
sn-2 Linoleic PE/sn-1 Linoleic PE 0.47/0.46
sn-2 Oleic PE/sn-1 Oleic PE 0.46/0.46
sn-2 Palmitic PE/sn-1 Palmitic PE 0.45/0.44
Lyso-Phosphatidylinositol
sn-2 Linolenic PI/sn-1 Linolenic PI 0.060/0.090
sn-2 Linoleic PI/sn-1 Linoleic PI 0.060/0.092
sn-2 Oleic PI/sn-1 Oleic PI 0.064/0.092
sn-2 Palmitic PI/sn-1 Palmitic PI 0.064/0.100
Lyso-Phosphatidylserine Protonated|Ionized
sn-2 Linolenic PS/sn-1 Linolenic PS 0.33/0.30|0.25/0.22
sn-2 Linoleic PS/sn-1 Linoleic PS 0.36/0.36|0.20/0.28
sn-2 Oleic PS/sn-1 Oleic PS 0.31/0.31|0.25/0.25
sn-2 Palmitic PS/sn-1 Palmitic PS 0.30/0.32|0.27/0.26
Lyso-Phosphatidic Acid
sn-2 Linolenic PA/sn-1 Linolenic PA 0.46/0.44
sn-2 Linoleic PA/sn-1 Linoleic PA 0.42/0.40
sn-2 Oleic PA/sn-1 Oleic PA 0.40/0.40
sn-2 Palmitic PA/sn-1 Palmitic PA 0.39/0.38