Issue 1, 2016

Peroxidised phospholipid bilayers: insight from coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations

Abstract

An original coarse-grained model for peroxidised phospholipids is presented, based on the MARTINI lipid force field. This model results from a combination of thermodynamic modelling and structural information on the area per lipid, which have been made available recently. The resulting coarse-grained lipid molecules form stable bilayers, and a set of elastic coefficients (compressibility and bending moduli) is obtained. We compare the compressibility coefficient to the experimental values [Weber et al., Soft Matter, 2014, 10, 4241]. Predictions for the mechanical properties, membrane thickness and lateral distribution of hydroperoxide groups in the phospholipid bilayer are presented.

Graphical abstract: Peroxidised phospholipid bilayers: insight from coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Jun 2015
Accepted
01 Oct 2015
First published
01 Oct 2015

Soft Matter, 2016,12, 263-271

Author version available

Peroxidised phospholipid bilayers: insight from coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations

Y. Guo, V. A. Baulin and F. Thalmann, Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 263 DOI: 10.1039/C5SM01350J

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