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

Figure 2

A simple model of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-phosphatidylethanolamine (POPE) bilayer. (a) Large POPE bilayer with 340 phospholipids and water molecules on its surfaces. (b) Backbone of POPE molecule. (c) Periodic boundary conditions in three dimensions of POPE bilayer model.

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