[gmx-users] Choosing lipid type

[Justin Lemkul]

On 5/6/14, 4:43 AM, Balasubramanian Suriyanarayanan wrote:
> Dear all,
> I need to simulate a membrane protein (having transmembrane segments).
>   what is the criteria in choosing LIPID MODELS such as DPPC, DOPC.
>

As with any simulation, you need to simulate a something that is representative 
of some real physical system of interest.  It depends on whether you're trying 
to connect your simulations with some in vitro experiment with pure (or 
otherwise very well-defined) lipids or in vivo, in which the membrane 
composition is very complex.

-Justin

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