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. 1975 Jan;72(1):376–380. doi: 10.1073/pnas.72.1.376

Neutron Diffraction Studies on the Location of Water in Lecithin Bilayer Model Membranes

G Zaccai *,‡, J K Blasie †, B P Schoenborn *
PMCID: PMC432308  PMID: 16592215

Abstract

Lamellar neutron diffraction from oriented multilayers of hydrated dipalmitoyl lecithin was phased by isomorphous H2O-D2O exchange and swelling techniques. Bound water sites were located in the polar head group region of the bilayer profile. A 6-Å resolution structure based on the neutron scattering density profile is proposed for the bilayer. It is consistent with the electron density profile from x-ray diffraction.

Keywords: membrane structure, bound water, H2O-D2O exchange, phospholipid bilayer

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