Title
Statistical thermodynamics of biomembranes
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2010
Abstract
An overview of the major issues involved in the statistical thermodynamic treatment of phospholipid membranes at the atomistic level is summarized: thermodynamic ensembles, initial configuration (or the physical system being modeled), force field representation as well as the representation of long-range interactions. This is followed by a description of the various ways that the simulated ensembles can be analyzed: area of the lipid, mass density profiles, radial distribution functions (RDFs), water orientation profile, deuterium order parameter, free energy profiles and void (pore) formation; with particular focus on the results obtained from our recent molecular dynamic (MD) simulations of phospholipids interacting with dimethylsulfoxide (Me(2)SO), a commonly used cryoprotective agent (CPA).
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Cryobiology
First Page
80
Last Page
90
Recommended Citation
Devireddy, R. V. (2010). Statistical thermodynamics of biomembranes. Cryobiology, 60 (1), 80-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2009.05.001