2009-10-01
Observation of buried water molecules in phospholipid membranes by surface sum-frequency generation spectroscopy
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J. Chem. Phys. , Volume 131 - Issue Article number: 161107 p. 1- 4
We investigate the structure and orientation of water molecules at the water-lipid interface, using vibrational sum-frequency generation in conjunction with a maximum entropy phase retrieval method. We find that interfacial water molecules have an orientation opposite to that predicted by electrostatics and thus are likely localized between the lipid headgroup and its apolar alkyl chain. This type of water molecule is observed for phospholipids but not for structurally simpler surfactants.
incl. Erratum: J. Chem. Phys. 133, 229901 1-2 (2010)
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Sovago, M., Vartiainen, E. M., & Bonn, M. (2009). Observation of buried water molecules in phospholipid membranes by surface sum-frequency generation spectroscopy. J. Chem. Phys., 131(Article number: 161107), 1–4. doi:10.1063/1.3257600 |
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