title: Monte Carlo studies of a model for lipid-gramicidin A bilayers.
abstract: This paper presents results of Monte Carlo simulations of a full bilayer of 200 lipid chains and one gramicidin A dimer. Simulations are described for systems with lipid chains of 14, 16, and 18 carbons, respectively. Using accepted potential functions to calculate interactions between all non-hydrogen atoms a Monte Carlo configuration sampling is generated from which order parameter profiles are calculated and specific configurations are displayed. Results are compared with experimental data for lipid-gramicidin bilayers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078-0444.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D006096:Gramicidin; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009010:Monte Carlo Method
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D006096:Gramicidin