Cholesterol Induces Uneven Curvature of Asymmetric Lipid Bilayers

Figure 2

The scheme of coarse graining used in MARTINI model [12, 13]. Coarse-grained particles are shown as semitransparent spheres and superimposed into the atomistic representations of the corresponding molecules. White rectangles indicate double bonds in the lipid tails. The figure is adapted from MARTINI web site http://md.chem.rug.nl/cgmartini/index.php/about/martini.