Abstract
Small- and wide-angle x-ray-diffraction measurements on the phase of fully hydrated DL-β,γ-dipalmitoyl-α-phosphatidylcholine were performed in highly oriented lipid-water multibilayer samples. The data extend previous results on the ripple structure of this phase, as obtained by x-ray diffraction and scanning tunneling microscopy, and for the first time provide evidence that → phase transition is characterized by a change in hydrocarbon-chain tilt direction, from the ortorhombic binto the a direction.© 1991 The American Physical Society
- Received 19 September 1990
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.903
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