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. 2003 May;84(5):3102–3110. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)70035-6

TABLE 3.

Enthalpy of cholesterol crystalline transitions of freshly prepared samples

Sample composition
Transition enthalpy (cal/mol cholesterol)
Phospholipid Mol fraction cholesterol Anhydrous cholesterol Cholesterol monohydrate
SM 0.6 10 ± 1 156 ± 5
SM 0.7 70 ± 5* 110 ± 20
SM 0.8 320 ± 20 60 ± 10
HSM 0.6 25 ± 5 45 ± 10
HSM 0.7 140 ± 10 0
HSM 0.8 380 ± 5 0
*

Average final two cooling scans. Progressive decrease in size of transition with each subsequent scan.