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. 2011 Dec 16;6(12):e28637. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028637

Table 3. Parameters of the ELBA force field.

Inline graphic, Inline graphic 0.52 nm
Inline graphic, Inline graphic 0.46 nm
Inline graphic, Inline graphic 0.45 nm
Inline graphic 0.30 nm
Inline graphic, Inline graphic 6.0 kJ/mol
Inline graphic, Inline graphic 4.0 kJ/mol
Inline graphic, Inline graphic 3.5 kJ/mol
Inline graphic 1 kJ/mol
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic, Inline graphic Inline graphic e
Inline graphic Inline graphic e
Inline graphic Inline graphic D
Inline graphic Inline graphic D
Inline graphic Inline graphic D
Inline graphic 1260 kJ/(mol nmInline graphic)
Inline graphic 30 kJ/mol
Inline graphic 10 kJ/mol
Inline graphic, Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic, Inline graphic 90 amu
Inline graphic, Inline graphic 62 amu
Inline graphic, Inline graphic 42 amu
Inline graphic 40 amu
Inline graphic, Inline graphic 10 amu nmInline graphic
Inline graphic 1 amu nmInline graphic

Subscripts Inline graphic, Inline graphic, Inline graphic, Inline graphic, Inline graphic, Inline graphic and Inline graphic stand for the site types choline, amine, phosphate, glycerol, ester, tail and water, respectively. Lennard-Jones cross-terms are calculated by the standard Lorentz-Berthelot rules [23] except for increased Inline graphic terms representing hydrogen bonding; in particular, Inline graphic, Inline graphic, Inline graphic, Inline graphic, Inline graphic are set as reported in the table. Charges and dipoles are identified by Inline graphic and Inline graphic; cross terms are obtained via standard electrostatic formulae [35]. The rigidity of the Hooke harmonic potential (equation 4) is identified by Inline graphic; reference lengths are set to Inline graphic. The rigidity of the angle potential (equation 5) is identified by Inline graphic; reference angles Inline graphic are reported for the relevant triplets of sites. The rigidity of the orientation-restraining potential (equation 10) is Inline graphic. Masses and principal moments of inertia are identified by Inline graphic and Inline graphic, respectively.