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Analysis of Phospholipid Structure through Computational Chemistry
Introduction
- Phospholipid geometry is directly influenced by the surrounding environment whether that be due to interactions with water or other molecules. It is rare that we are able to observe a phospholipid without these influences, this is where computational chemistry can be used to better understand the intramolecular interactions and overall structure of phospholipids.
Structure of a Phospholipid
- DPPE is the most abundant inner leaflet phospholipid and due to this, the understanding of the molecule is important for medicine and the understanding of the cellular membrane. A saturated phospholipid, it is likely that when in the cell, there will be no kinks in the tail groups of the phospholipid. However, when alone, the structure is unknown.
- Structure of DPPE