Figure 4.

Schematic overview of decarboxylation process by PSD to illustrate terminology: the left panel refers to the starting symmetric liposomes with 21 mol % in the outer and inner leaflet and, hence, as the total average. After decarboxylation, the total $\langle X_{PS}\rangle$ ≈ 14 mol %, inner-leaflet PS remained unchanged:$X_{PS}^{in}$ ≈ 21 mol % (Δ$X_{PS}^{in}$ ≈ 0), whereas outside PS was decarboxylated to $X_{PS}^{out}$ ≈ 6 mol % (Δ$X_{PS}^{out}$ ≈ −15). To see this figure in color, go online.