Research Article

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of HIV Fusion Inhibitor T-1249: Insights on Peptide-Lipid Interaction

Table 3

Cross-sectional area per lipid in all systems under study and their respective membrane thickness.

LipidArea per lipid/nm2Membrane thickness/nm

POPCPOPC
POPC : CHOLPOPC 4.59 ± 0.03
CHOL
T-1249-POPCPOPC
T-1249 + POPC + CHOLPOPC 4.43 ± 0.11
CHOL