Research Article

Molecular Dynamics of POPC Phospholipid Bilayers through the Gel to Fluid Phase Transition: An Incoherent Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering Study

Table 1

Total cross section (barn) for a single phospholipid (POPC) with 28 hydration water molecules. Percentage values for constituent groups are given relative to the total cross section for a whole phospholipid.

Water
Phospholipid
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114.8431.77.2
6581.8421.92.8

Head methyls722.332.510.8
Head linkers722.354.711.1
Head phosphate0.548.20.7
Tail acyl chains4655.1265.470.2
Tail methyls481.621.67.2