Studies on the lack of cooperativity in the melting of lipid bilayers

Ole G. Mouritsen

doi:10.1016/0005-2736(83)90011-1

Studies on the lack of cooperativity in the melting of lipid bilayers

Ole G. Mouritsen^*

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Abstract

The gel-to-fluid first-order melting transition of lipid bilayers is simulated by the use of a microscopic interaction model which includes a variable number of lipid-chain conformational states. The results suggest that the experimental observation of 'continuous melting' in pure wet lipid bilayers, rather than being ascribed to the presence of impurities, may be explained as a result of kinetically caused metastability of intermediate lipid-chain conformations.

Original language	English
Journal	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
Volume	731
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	217-221
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0005-2736
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-2736(83)90011-1
Publication status	Published - 1983
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cluster distribution
Lipid bilayer
Non-cooperativity
Non-equilibrium effect
Phase transition

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