抄録
The effect of pressure on the bilayer phase transitions of two kinds of asymmetric phospholipids, phosphatidylcholines (PCs) with different saturated acyl chains in the sn-1 and sn-2 positions on the glycerol backbone and mixed-chain PCs with an unsaturated acyl chain in the sn-1 or sn-2 position, is described. The alignment of the sn-1 and sn-2 acyl chains at the therminal methyl ends and the mismatch of the effective chain length between the sn-1 and sn-2 acyl chains produce a significant influence on their bilayer properties. The correlation between molecular asymmetry of PC molecules and phase stabilities of the bilayer membranes is discussed.
