title: Phospholipid/cholesterol model membranes: formation of cholesterol crystallites.
abstract: Experimental data that define conditions under which cholesterol crystallites form in cholesterol/phospholipid model membranes are reviewed. Structural features of the phospholipids that determine cholesterol crystallization include the length and degree of unsaturation of the acyl chains, the presence of charge on the headgroups and interheadgroup hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel. bmbach@wicc.weizmann.ac.il
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wachtel
mesh_terms: D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D013696:Temperature; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010743:Phospholipids; D002784:Cholesterol