. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2005 Oct 7.

Published in final edited form as: Lipids. 2005 May;40(5):495–500. doi: 10.1007/s11745-005-1409-x

Table 2. Core properties and overall shape of normal LDL (N-LDL) and triglyceride-rich LDL (T-LDL).

T_m: Midpoint of the phase-transition of the LDL core, determined using DSC. Indicated are the physical state of the LDL core, and the overall shape of the lipoprotein particle, as observed in cryo-electron micrographs.

	T_m (°C)	Physical State / Shape at 24°C	Physical State / Shape at 42°C
N-LDL	31.1 ± 0.96	Liquid Crystalline / Disk	Liquid / Disk
T-LDL	15.0 ± 1.79	Liquid / Sphere	Liquid / Sphere