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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Jan 19;127(2):636–642. doi: 10.1021/ja044936+

Table 1.

Phase Transition Temperatures (ΔTm) and Estimated Bilayer Lengths

lipid name ΔTm (°C) estimated length (Å)a
DMPCb >-30 20-45
DOPCc -22 27-50
DEPCd 11 32-50+
a

Range of bilayer widths represents the scope of values found in the literature.

b

Van Dijk, P. W. M.; de Kruijff, B.; Van Deenen, L. L. M.; De Gier, J.; Demel, R. A. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1976, 455, 576-587.

c

Tomita, T.; Wantabe, M.; Yasuda, T. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1992, 1104, 325-330.

d

Reference 11b.