Table 2.
Thicknesses (Å) of POPC/PLAPE and POPC/POPE Mixtures with POPC/PE Molar Ratiosa
Thicknesses (Å) | ||||
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DHH | DB | 2DC | ||
POPC/POPE (Exp) | 1:0 | 36 ± 0.5 | 37.2 ± 0.5 | 27.4 ± 0.5 |
2:1 | 40 ± 0.5 | 38.0 ± 0.5 | 28.6 ± 0.5 | |
1:1 | 41 ± 0.5 | 38.4 ± 0.5 | 29.3 ± 0.5 | |
1:2 | 41 ± 0.5 | 39.0 ± 0.5 | 30.0 ± 0.5 | |
POPC/POPE (MD) | 1:0 | 38.2 ± 0.1 | 37.3 ± 0.1 | 28.0 ± 0.1 |
2:1 | 40.3 ± 0.1 | 39.8 ± 0.2 | 29.7 ± 0.1 | |
1:1 | 41.0 ± 0.1 | 40.4 ± 0.2 | 30.5 ± 0.1 | |
1:2 | 41.5 ± 0.2 | 40.9 ± 0.2 | 31.0 ± 0.2 | |
POPC/PLAPE (MD) | 2:1 | 39.2 ± 0.1 | 37.7 ± 0.1 | 29.4 ± 0.1 |
1:1 | 39.9 ± 0.1 | 38.1 ± 0.2 | 30.2 ± 0.1 | |
1:2 | 40.3 ± 0.1 | 38.7 ± 0.2 | 31.0 ± 0.1 |
DHH is the head-to-head distance, DB is the overall bilayer thickness, and 2DC is the hydrophobic thickness. The experimental estimates are based on XDS reconstruction with the SDP model. MD simulations for POPC alone are obtained from previous work at 40 °C79.