Journal article
Effect of cholesterol on the lateral nanoscale dynamics of fluid membranes
Abstract
Inelastic neutron scattering was used to study the effect of 5 and 40 mol% cholesterol on the lateral nanoscale dynamics of phospholipid membranes. By measuring the excitation spectrum at several lateral q|| values (up to q|| = 3 Å−1), complete dispersion curves were determined of gel, fluid and liquid-ordered phase bilayers. The inclusion of cholesterol had a distinct effect on the collective dynamics of the bilayer’s hydrocarbon chains; …
Authors
Armstrong CL; Barrett MA; Hiess A; Salditt T; Katsaras J; Shi A-C; Rheinstädter MC
Journal
European Biophysics Journal, Vol. 41, No. 10, pp. 901–913
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2012
DOI
10.1007/s00249-012-0826-4
ISSN
0175-7571