Research Article

A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulation Using NAMD Package to Reveal Aggregation Profile of Phospholipids Self-Assembly in Water

Table 1

Formation of aggregate structures of 256 phospholipid molecules during 160 ns simulation.

Phospholipid speciesAggregate structureTotal energy
(kcal/mol)
Occurrence time
( ) ns
Lifetime 
(ns)

DLPELiposome−26,2825.6–85.680
Planar bilayer−26,614155–1605

DLPSLiposome−26,2215.6–9.64
Planar bilayer−26,643141.6–16018.4

DOPELiposome−25,91021.6–45.624
Def. liposome−26,28169.6–117.648
Planar bilayer−26,822138.4–16021.6

DOPSLiposome−26,6408.8–133.6124.8
Def. liposome−26,681141.6–16018.4

DLiPELiposome−26,04016–4832
Def. liposome−26,24980–16080

DLiPSLiposome −26,88013.6–85.672
Def. liposome−27,123101.6–16058.4

DLiPCLiposome−26,1474.8–20.015.2
Def. liposome−26,35837.6–160122.4