Collective dynamics in fully hydrated phospholipid bilayers studied by inelastic x-ray scattering.
The short wavelength density fluctuation of DLPC (dilaurylphosphatidylcholine) bilayers close to full hydration has been studied by the inelastic x-ray scattering technique below and above the main transition temperature. The analysis based on a generalized three effective eigenmode theory allows us to construct the dispersion relation of the high frequency sound mode for the first time. The marked softening of the excitation near k = 14 nm(-1), corresponding to the lipid chain-chain correlation peak in the structure factor, in the L(alpha) phase implies prevalent occurrences of short-wavelength in-plane motions of lipid chains that might be of importance for transportation of small molecules across membranes.
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Department of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Liao
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Huang
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Weiss
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Bellisent-Funel
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D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014965:X-Rays
D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010743:Phospholipids; C015153:1,2-dilauroylphosphatidylcholine