Molecular Chirality and the “Ripple” Phase of Phosphatidylcholine Multibilayers

J. Katsaras and V. A. Raghunathan
Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2022 – Published 13 March 1995
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Abstract

We present small- and wide-angle x-ray diffraction data of chiral and racemic dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers in the “ripple” Pβ phase. In both cases, this phase is found to be characterized by asymmetric ripples. This result differs from that of Lubensky and MacKintosh [Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 1565 (1993)], whose model predicts symmetric ripples in achiral systems.

  • Received 13 July 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.2022

©1995 American Physical Society

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J. Katsaras1,2 and V. A. Raghunathan1

  • 1Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal-CNRS, Avenue A. Schweitzer, F-33600 Pessac, France
  • 2Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Research, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1P0

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Vol. 74, Iss. 11 — 13 March 1995

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