DPPC

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Lipid Bilayers: Simple Recipe of How to Do It

here are performed using the Gromacs simulation suite, a widely used software for molecular modeling and simulations. In the selected example the attention is focused on a single component lipid bilayer composed of DPPC, one of the most studied lipid species.

Atomic Force Microscopy of Interfacial Monomolecular Films of Pulmonary Surfactant

(1 ,5 ). Specifically, PS contains significant amounts of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), palmitoyl-oleyl-PC (POPC) and PG (POPG), cholesterol, and small amounts (10%) of surfactant proteins SP-A, SP-B, SP-C, and SP-D (1 ). It is not clear to date how this lipid

肺泡表面活性物质（surface active substance，surfactant）

　　 存在于正常肺泡内表面的一种能减弱肺泡表面张力的物质。其主要成分为“二棕榈酰卵磷脂”（DPPC）和特殊的脱辅基蛋白（apoprotein）相结合的复杂脂蛋白（表）。系由肺泡Ⅱ型上皮细胞内质网所合成，转移并贮存于板层状包涵体中，随包涵体从细胞内释放，而分布于肺泡的内衬层的液膜。其生理功能有二：（1）使肺泡稳定地保持在扩张状态。当吸气时，肺泡扩张，表面活性物质分布变稀，仅具单分子层，因而对减弱表面张力的功效降低，肺泡容易回缩；当呼气时，肺泡缩小，表面活性物质分布变浓，减弱表面