Chemical waves and pattern formation in the 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine/water lamellar system.
The present work deals with the spatially extended oscillatory Belousov Zhabotinsky reaction-diffusion system carried out in an anisotropic environment of phosphatidylcholines/water binary system, which presents layered aqueous domains separated by lipid bilayers. We report the occurrence of stable Turing patterns, spiral waves, and other exotic structures in phospholipids bilayers that are generally used as a models for cell plasma membranes.
Magnani
Agnese
A
Department of Chemical and Biosystems Sciences, University of Siena, Viale Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Marchettini
Nadia
N
Ristori
Sandra
S
Rossi
Claudio
C
Rossi
Federico
F
Rustici
Mauro
M
Spalla
Olivier
O
Tiezzi
Enzo
E
D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000737:chemistry*; D016880:Anisotropy; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014965:X-Rays
D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D014867:Water; D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine