Nonenzymatic Reactions above Phospholipid Surfaces of Biological Membranes: Reactivity of Phospholipids and Their Oxidation Derivatives

Figure 1

Model of phosphatidylethanolamine surface for study of Schiff base formation from PE and acetaldehyde. (a) Representation of cell unit of two molecules of truncated PE. (b) Extension of the cell by periodic boundary conditions. (c) A sight of PE surface, with acetaldehyde molecules and the water hydrogen-bond network. Atoms belonging to PE surface are labelled, and dotted lines represent hydrogen bonds.

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