3.11.1.1Definition of Glycolipids Glycolipids, a general term for complex carbohydrates composed of aglycanmoiety and alipidmoiety, are generally divided into two categories,glycosphingolipids(GSLs) and glycoglycerolipids, depending on the structure of the lipid moiety (Figure 1). The former type...
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While m by definition is constant over the simulation volume in thermal equilibrium, mex and mid are not. Due to the inhomogeneous water distribution perpendicular to the membrane surface, mex(z) and mid(z) via r(z) are functions of the perpendicular coordinate, z. As a consequence, mex ...
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many who are learning about them for the first time find the subject to be very confusing. This article provides a simple overview of the different categories, illustrations of how structural complexity is often achieved by straightforward means, and a discussion of how they are analyzed. Although...